Crab Fried Rice

Name: Crab Fried Rice
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: 1 – dungeness crab (2-3 lb); 500 g – day old rice; 2 – eggs, large; 0.5 – onion, small diced; 2 – scallions, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp – fish sauce; 1 tbsp – chinese black vinegar; 1 clove – garlic, microplaned; 1 tsp – sugar; 1 tsp – msg

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:5min

This is the best fried rice dish I've ever made. Supremely flavorful, but still remains light and balanced. If I ever own a restaurant, I would definitely put this on the menu.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:01:06 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

123

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1115.2 kcal (56%)

Total Fat7.1 g (10%)

Carbs207.8 g (80%)

Sugars5.1 g (6%)

Protein46.4 g (93%)

Sodium2848.3 mg (142%)

Fiber4.1 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 x 2 lbdungeness crab

500grice

0.5onion

1 Tbspchinese black vinegar

1 clovegarlic

microplaned

1 tspsugar

1 tspmsg

Instructions

Step 1

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Kill the crab and boil for 6 min per pound. Immediately shock in ice water for the same amount of cooking time.

dungeness crab2 lb

Step 2

Extract crab meat while reserving the tomalley. Mix a few tbsp of the tomalley into the crab meat.

Step 3

Clean the shell to use as a bowl.

Step 4

Combine fish sauce, black vinegar, garlic, sugar, and msg and set aside.

fish sauce2 Tbsp

chinese black vinegar1 Tbsp

garlic1 clove

sugar1 tsp

msg1 tsp

Step 5

Separate egg yolks from whites and combine with day-old rice. Set whites aside for later.

eggs2

rice500g

Step 6

In a wok over high heat, add some oil and scramble egg whites. Add rice and break up the clumps. Add crab meat and toss to combine. Add the sauce mixture and incorporate.

rice500g

Step 7

Turn off heat and add some thinly sliced scallions. Season with more salt if needed.