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Recipe

Barbecued Pork Fried Rice

serves
prep time: 10
cook time: 35

ingredients

  • barbecued pork loin:
  • 1 1-pound piece center-cut boneless pork loin
  • 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ketchup
  • 1/4 teaspoon Chinese 5-spice powder
  • 4 medium leeks (white and pale green parts only)
  • 1/2 pound snow peas
  • seasoning liquid:
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/4 quarts chilled jasmine white or brown rice
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons corn or safflower oil
  • 1 tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
  • 4 1/2 teaspoons rice wine or sake

directions

barbecued pork loin:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Trim any fat from pork and pat pork dry. In a bowl stir together remaining barbecued pork loin ingredients. Add pork to barbecue sauce, turning it to coat.

In a small baking pan lined with foil roast pork 25 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted at least 2 inches into pork registers 155 degrees. Cool pork completely. Pork may be roasted 2 days ahead and chilled in a sealable plastic bag.

Cut pork into 0.25 inch-thick slices and cut slices into 0.5 inch squares. Cut leeks crosswise into thin slices and in a bowl soak in water to cover, separating slices into rings and agitating occasionally to dislodge any grit, 5 minutes. Lift leeks from water and drain in a colander. Trim snow peas and halve diagonally.

seasoning liquid:

In a small bowl stir together seasoning liquid ingredients.

Spread rice in a shallow baking pan and separate grains with a fork.

In a deep 12 inch heavy non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and stir-fry leeks and ginger 1.5 minutes, or until leeks begin to soften. Add snow peas and toss to coat. Add rice wine or sake and stir-fry until snow peas are crisp-tender. Add rice and pork and cook, stirring frequently, 3 minutes, or until heated through. Stir seasoning liquid and add to fried rice, tossing to coat evenly.