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Chaufa Chaufa (Peruvian Fried Rice with Vegetables)

Name: Chaufa Chaufa (Peruvian Fried Rice with Vegetables)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Peru
Ingredients: day-old rice 500 g; eggs 3 pieces; frozen peas 200 g; carrot, diced 150 g; sweet corn 150 g; onion, chopped 150 g; garlic, minced 15 g; soy sauce 30 ml; ground cumin 4 g; olive oil 50 ml; fine salt 5 g

Day-old rice fried hard with peas, carrot, corn and egg.

35 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Chaufa chaufa is Chinese fried rice with Peruvian groceries, and the version from Chinatown in Lima is traditionally made with the day-old rice the shop keeps for congee. That older rice fries without turning to paste, which is the whole trick. Vegetables go in early and the egg is scrambled separately, then folded through at the end.

Ingredients

day-old rice500 g
eggs3 pieces
frozen peas200 g
carrot, diced150 g
sweet corn150 g
onion, chopped150 g
garlic, minced15 g
soy sauce30 ml
ground cumin4 g
olive oil50 ml
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Scramble the eggs 3 minutes; remove.
2
Stir-fry onion, garlic, carrot, peas and corn 6 minutes.
3
Add rice, soy, cumin and salt; fry 10 minutes until crisp at the edges.
4
Fold the egg back in; serve hot.

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