Shanghai-Style Vegetable Rice (Cai Fan) Recipe

Rice: appropriate amount
Chinese greens (qing cai): appropriate amount


Minced ginger: appropriate amount



1. When cooking rice for this dish, use significantly less water than usual. For regular rice, water reaches halfway up the first joint of the finger; for vegetable rice, water should just cover the rice.


2. Wash and finely chop the greens, then set aside.


3. Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the minced ginger briefly.


4. Add the greens and stir-fry until evenly coated with oil. Do not overcook or make them soft. Season with one teaspoon of salt and half a teaspoon of chicken essence.


5. As soon as the rice cooker switches to keep-warm mode, open it immediately and mix in the vegetables evenly.


6. Cover and let it steam for eight minutes before serving.


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