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Recipe for Peruvian fried rice from Rockin' Chicken restaurant in Hartford

Rockin' Chicken specializes in Peruvian cuisine. Here's how to make their Peruvian fried rice!

HARTFORD, Conn. — Take a trip to South America with this delicious dish from Rockin' Chicken, a restaurant in Hartford specializing in Peruvian cuisine! 

Dr. Miguel A. Colán, the owner of Rockin' Chicken, grew up in Lima, Peru and said that growing up with savory rotisserie chicken was a weekly tradition. Rockin' Chicken's chicken is fresh, never frozen, and marinated in a special mixture unique to the restaurant before cooked in wood charcoal ovens!

Learn more about Rockin' Chicken here.

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 1/2 cup shredded rotisserie chicken (tastes best with Rockin Chicken’s Charcoal Chicken)
  • 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon of fresh minced ginger
  • 2 eggs (omelet cut into small cubes)
  • 1/2 teaspoon of sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 ounce of soy sauce
  • Red bell pepper cut into small cubes
  • Thin cut scallions

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Instructions

In a wok or large frying pan heat up the oil. 

Add the fresh minced ginger, the red pepper, and the shredded rotisserie chicken. Saute for 2-3 minutes.

Add the cooked rice, egg, sugar, salt, and soy sauce. 

Stir very well until everything is well heated. 

At the end add the scallions and stir.

Serve with some Rockin Chicken signature Aji Verde-green sauce (jalapeno sauce) or Aji Amarillo-yellow sauce (spicy Peruvian pepper sauce).

Enjoy!

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