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Yin Yang Fried rice

This dish is a classic Chinese banquet dish and visually stunning.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: cantonese, Chinese
Keyword: chicken, fried, rice, shrimp, yang, yin

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice
  • 3 eggs

Red Sauce

  • 150 g chicken thighs (thinly sliced)
  • 1 tsp pepper salt
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • ½ onion (thinly sliced)
  • 2 small tomatoes (thinly sliced)
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ½ tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp water

White Sauce

  • cups chicken stock
  • ½ cup peas
  • 150 g shrimp
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 3 egg whites

Instructions

  • Cook two cups of rice. Ideally you have already done this the night before or have leftover rice in the fridge.
    2 cups rice
  • In a wok, scramble three eggs then add your rice into the wok. Mix well until combined. Set rice aside in your bowl.
    3 eggs, 2 cups rice

Red sauce

  • Cut up your chicken thighs into thin strips and season with pepper salt, corn starch, and oil.
    150 g chicken thighs, 1 tsp pepper salt, 1 tbsp corn starch, 1 tbsp oil
  • Cook chicken on a high heat pan then add in your thinly sliced onions and tomatoes. Stir 1 minute.
    ½ onion, 2 small tomatoes
  • Add ketchup, worcestershire sauce, sugar, and chicken stock.
    ¼ cup ketchup, ½ tbsp worcestershire sauce, 2 cups chicken stock, 1 tsp sugar
  • Mix together corn starch with water and mix that in to thicken the consistency. Set our red sauce aside while we make the white sauce.
    1 tbsp corn starch, 1 tbsp water

White sauce

  • In a wok, add chicken stock and bring it up to a boil.
    2½ cups chicken stock
  • Add your peas, shrimp, and sesame oil.
    ½ cup peas, 150 g shrimp, 1 tsp sesame oil
  • Mix together corn starch and water to make the corn starch slurry and add it into the wok.
    1 tbsp corn starch, 1 tbsp water
  • slowly drizzle in your egg whites and mix well until thick and glossy.
    3 egg whites

Assembly

  • To make sure you get the classic yin yang look, use tin foil to divide your bowl of rice into an "S" shape.
  • Pour over your red sauce on one side and white sauce on the other.