Basic Fried Rice (炒饭)

 Ingredients 

1. 2 chinese tablespoon cooking oil
2. ½ teaspoon of ginger in strips or chopped
3. 1-2 shallots peel and sliced
4. 1 egg
5. 1 bowl of steam white rice
6. 1 chinese tablespoon soya sauce
7. dash of pepper 
8. ¼ cup of water.

Method 

1. Heat up the wok, put in the cooking oil, ginger and shallot and fry with low heat till fragrance and very lightly browned. 
2. Turn up the flame, and add the rice and stir till rice are lose and hot (some steam coming out). 
3. Push the rice to 1 half of the wok, leaving the other half exposed,  add a little oil to the side without the rice, pour in slowly the wiped egg, stir the eggs till cooked and in small bit and pieces. 
4. Stir in the rice and mixed thoroughly.  Put in a dash of pepper, soya sauce, and water.  The amount of water is just a guide, it depends how soft you like the fried rice to be. 
5. Stir and mixed thoroughly until all the water has been absorbed by the rice.  
6. Serve hot.