YANG CHOW FRIED RICE & SWEET AND SOUR FISH

One of those that most of you ask for: “Chef, let's have some great recipes that are perfect for Easter.” So of course it should be meatless, right? So today we will use seafood and vegetables to prepare our favorite food and its companion. So let's make

sweet

and

sour

fish

and mushroom tofu and combine it with seafood Yang Chow

fried

rice

. So I'll start with the

fish

and tofu first. I have tilapia fillet here and I also have firm tofu here on this side. You can use fish alone, you can use only tofu. No problem, right? It really depends on you.

So here I have my breading station. Of course, this is flour that I'm going to season with a little salt and pepper. Just all-purpose flour, breadcrumbs, a little salt and pepper, and the eggs. Salt and pepper. We can mix a little water with the eggs. And a little water, you can also use milk. And then my fish and tofu, just season them with salt and pepper. I'll just put some calamansi juice on the fish. Just to eliminate any stench. Well, again. It can be just pure fish, it can also be just pure tofu. No problem. And of course, the golden rule when breading is to start with the flour, shake it and add it to the eggs.

Stir it into the breadcrumbs. Keep a clean and dry hand. Flour in the eggs. In the breadcrumbs. Well, let's put it there first. Flour. In the eggs. In the breadcrumbs. Well, of course, if you don't like fish either. you can also use chicken, you can also use meat. Tofu is also like an extender since tofu is a cheaper but very delicious alternative, also rich in protein. You want to keep one hand dry so you can use it while frying. You throw it away from you so as not to hurt yourself. Simply fry it until golden brown.

Okay, I'll call Lyka to fry the fish properly. Very nice, a little more. The fish cooks quickly, do not overcook it. I should be away from you. You must learn to throw it away from you so as not to hurt yourself. Well, let's show him. You could get hurt, so there it is! Good? Or you will... When the situation is a little blurry, you can't really see it properly, what happens is that it's hot, you throw it away from you. so you don't get hurt so easily. And of course, in addition to fish and tofu, check this out, we also make zucchini bread.

There it is, right? It is also delicious

sweet

and

sour

. Well, we have

fried

fish, zucchini, there it is, I'm already confused. Fish, tofu and zucchini. It can also be carrots, it can also be large shiitake mushrooms. So you bake whatever you want bread there. Now, let's prepare the sweet and sour sauce. I'll move it here. Now, let's prepare the sweet and sour sauce. Perfect for your fried foods, right? First, I have pineapple juice here. In my casserole. Sugar, white sugar. Banana ketchup. You can also use ketchup or tomato sauce. This is just to give it that nice reddish color.

Water Vinegar Cornstarch as a thickener. You dissolve the cornstarch before letting it boil. I'm going to use a whisk. And then of course, so that it has other components, I'm going to add the classic bell pepper, pieces of pineapple and I'm going to add mushrooms in our sweet and sour sauce. Of course, I'm using my favorite JOLLY mushrooms. To make your sauce more delicious and JOLLY mushrooms contain fiber, antioxidants and proteins. So the simple foods we cook become healthier, right? I'll add the mushrooms. I put 1 can. And you also put, you can also put whole mushrooms, Red pepper.

You know me, I want it colorful. Let it be the food, let it be the life, let it be the casserole. Salt and pepper. Let it boil completely. To make sure its thickness is stable. Of course I'm going to try. The perfect thickness, see? It's not like some kind of thick jelly. Put it aside. And then let's cook the fried

rice

now. The first step is to let the wok heat up. So of course, sweet and sour won't be complete without fried rice. And since it's an Easter special, we use seafood. I just put a little oil where we fried our fish fillet.

This is very very very basic. So first I'm going to beat some eggs. Don't worry about the pan. You really want your fried rice pan to get really hot. Then beat the three eggs. Three whole eggs. And of course, here I have cold rice. Just beat it like this. You can put the carrots. Green peas. Wow! Concert. Prawns I'm also going to add mushrooms. You can also put a little garlic. Just a little. Chopped garlic, just for more flavor. And for the color I add turmeric. About a teaspoon. Lay your eggs. A little bit of salt.

Pepper I always add fish sauce for umami. And if you need to add more oil. It may hurt to admit it, but the secret to fried rice is actually the oil. Once it is almost cooked, you add some rice. This is simply cooked rice. About how much? Actually, it's up to you. Fried rice doesn't really have exact measurements. So, I feel like I need to add more. So there, just perfect. And just a tip, when you mix it, you want to scrape it down the bottom like this. Because you want it to be fluffy and you break up that solid rice.

You have to scrape it a lot because a Thai chef taught me, I'm already sweating too much, that you would know if the person who cooked the fried rice is an expert or has knowledge, if there is no rice that sticks underneath. So this little rice that sticks, I just remove it. Because of course rice is one of the most important ingredients in Asian cuisine and preparing it is really an art, that is very important for us Asians. Tasteless. A little salt and fish sauce. But of course, we don't want it too salty, because remember, it has a side dish.

Just perfect. The ladle is heated. Because when making fried rice, it must be on the highest flame. Well, of course, let's taste the fruit of our hard work. So, for the bittersweet thing, I won't wipe my sweat anymore, okay? We've been together a long time so you've seen me at my worst. It's a joke! Good? I won't sugarcoat it anymore. This is how you would really look in the kitchen. There's nothing in the kitchen where I put foundation, right? This is how we really look in the kitchen. Even if we have air conditioning right now, it is because it is very hot and the exhaust is open.

I don't need to explain any further because I'm sure you can relate too. Just real talk. We are not a sugar plantation, so there is no sugar coating here. Therefore, there. Just sauce coverage, the most delicious. Well. And then some rice. Oh my! I want to eat now. Why did I get a small? So there it is, it doesn't stick, you bring it closer, right? Zoom. If anything stuck, just a little in the middle. It's really necessary, you would know that if you are a good fried rice cook, there should be no solid rice left, you should have broken it all because the explanation for that, if there are pieces of brown rice left, the taste is not I'm going to hold up, right?

So you can also... So when you shape it, it looks very pretty. When you shape it like this, freshly cooked. There it is, right? So when you make your partner eat that, OMG! You will last as long as rice. Good? They will look at you like rice, they will not let you be without rice. It's not true, right? They'll say, "What if I'm on a diet?" Even though I'm on a diet, I won't let myself go without rice. Fish, fish first. Tofu What is this again? Zucchini. Good too. Of course, the fried rice made it incredibly delicious.

So this episode is like you and me, together is more perfect. So make yours now. I will see you again and take care :)