Spice Things Up With This Simple, Tasty Beijing Recipe

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A soon-to-be dad in Beijing noticed his pregnant wife craving different foods to eat, with her biggest complaint being she wasn't getting enough spicy meals. So, the man decided to cook up a storm of delicious spicy dishes on the regular, including fried bullfrog with duck sauce and spicy crayfish.

The chief ingredient of this recipe is latiao, a chewy, spicy snack made from wheat

Stir Fried Rice with Latiao

Ingredients

3 cups cooked rice

2 tsp Chinese soy sauce

1 cup peas

1 and a half cups 辣条 latiao

2 tsp chopped scallions

1 cup corn

1/2 cup carrots

3 tbsp chili powder

2 tbsp cumin powder

1 tbsp olive oil

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Method

1

Cut the latiao into small one inch cubes

2

Chop the carrots into small chunks or bite sized pieces, and mix in with the peas and corn

3

Put the veggies into a pot of boiling water and blanch for three to five minutes

4

Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat over a medium high heat, then add the rice, scallions, corn, carrots, peas and latiao

5

Mix everything and keep stirring occassionally until the rice and veggie mixture is crisp and tender. Add cumin powder and soy sauce and continue to stir for one minute

6

Once everything is incorporated and cooked through, this stir fried rice is ready to serve!

Images: 美食杰

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