Chinese Recipe : Chinese Vegetarian Fried Rice

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cold cooked rice
  
• 1 cake hard beancurd
  
• 1 tsp black soy sauce
  
• 3 tbsp oil
  
• 3 spears fresh asparagus, or 3 green (French) beans, cut in 2
• cm pieces
  
• 1 tbsp salted black beans
  
• 1 tbsp boiled green mung peas
  
• 1 tbsp boiled red azuki beans
  
• 50 g soy beans or mung pea sprouts
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• White pepper powder to taste
  
• 3 red chillies, de-seeded and chopped
  
• 3 green chillies, de-seeded and chopped
  
• 3 cloves garlic
  
• ½ medium onion, finely chopped

Directions:

1. Break up the rice grains with a fork and set aside.
2. Cut the beancurd in half crosswise, then shred and marinate with the soy sauce for a few minutes.
3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok and stir fry the beancurd until crisp. Set aside.
4. Heat 1 tbsp fresh oil and stir fry the asparagus, three types of beans and sprouts over high heat for 1 minute.
5. Add the rice, increase heat to the maximum and stir fry for about 1 minute, until the rice is heated through. Season with salt and pepper and put on a serving dish.
6. Put the remaining tablespoon of oil in the wok and gently fry the chillies, garlic and onion for a bout 1 minute. Put this in the centre of the fried rice and surround with the fried shredded beancurd. Serve immediately.