Another day, another fried rice recipe, and this time it is one of my favorites – bacon fried rice.
I usually do this a day after making myself “continental breakfast” which used up 1/2 a pack of a small pack of bacon, the leftover is just perfect for a single portion of fried rice.
Ingredients (1 portion):
3-4 stripes of bacon
1 egg
garlic, 1 clove, chopped
leek, 1 stalk, cut finely (you can also use spring onion)
cilipadi, chopped (optional)
some mushroom, sliced
cooking oil, 1 tablespoon dark soya sauce
salt, pepper, soya sauce to taste
Cooking Instructions:
heat up wok, fry bacon till they start to get crispy, oil not needed
use remaining oil from bacon, scramble eggs to 70% cooked, set aside
heat up some cooking oil if none left, fry garlic, then leek, mushroom, cilipadi
add rice, add dark soya sauce, add some salt & pepper (less salt since bacon is already salty)
add bacon & egg, stir till you’re satisfied
ready to serve!
A simple meal for one, you can also replace bacon with luncheon meat or any other meat to be honest, but bacon is of course, most superior. Enjoy!
Looking to expand my bak kut teh experience just a bit more, I took little Chaly on a bit of an excursion and came upon this familiar little corner extension by the name of Ah Soh Bak Kut Teh by Jalan Batu Tiga Lama the other day.
Long Version in Chinese – 东南京瓦煲肉骨茶与芋头饭
Then it dawned on me that this was actually one of the first bak kut teh places I had over a decade ago, on one of the last trips my late dad made to Klang Valley. We were wondering around Klang looking for this famed dish during the CNY holiday season and this happened to be one that was in operation. Brought back the memories, sadly there’s no pictures taken that day.
Ah Soh bak kut teh is operated by none other than Ah Soh herself (I assumed), offering clay pot style of this classic dish with a unique offering that’s not common in Klang – yam rice is on the menu if it suits your fancy.
single serving claypot bak kut teh
The bak kut teh itself is right about middle of the pack, the meat and fat bits could be a little more tender, soup has a strong herbal note, with their intestine done really well. Additionally, the yau char kuih is one of the better ones around as well.
you can have it with white rice too if yam rice isn’t your thing
If you are one of those who loves more soup, Ah Soh is more than happy to comply to those request as well. If you love yam rice, this is one of the few BKT places to visit, even though this option is quite common in Penang if I remember correctly.
Address: Ah So Bak Kut Teh 145, Jalan Batu Tiga Lama Pusat Bandar Berkeley 41300 Klang, Selangor GPS: 3.053743, 101.466913 Hours: Breakfast and early lunch
