I take a pretty freewheeling approach to making fried rice – I look to see what’s ... for another dish.) Slice the Chinese kale stem into rounds about 5mm ( ¼in) thick.

Chinese fried rice is typically loaded with diced carrots, peas, corn, and protein like fluffy scrambled eggs and pork belly. Shrimp, chicken, Spam, and tofu are also popular, as is char siu ...

As with every recipe for fried rice, start with cold (or at least room temperature) cooked rice. It doesn’t work with rice hot out of the cooker, which becomes heavy and stodgy when stir-fried.