"Red Rice" -- Yin Yang Fried Rice, But Only The Red Part

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Source https://auntieemily.com/yin-yang-fried-rice/

Ingredients for fried rice:
5 c Cooked rice (currently trying 2 cups rice, 2 cups water)
3 Large eggs
1 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Oil

Ingredients for red sauce (DOUBLE ALL):
250 g Chicken , sliced into shreds
1 tsp Light soy sauce for chicken marinade
½ tsp Sugar for chicken marinade
1 tsp Corn starch for chicken marinade
1 tsp Oil for chicken marinade
½ Onion , thin sliced wedges
1 Medium tomato , wedges
3 tbsp Tomato paste
3 tbsp Ketchup (I would like to replace this part of the recipe since I don't have ketchup but I do have all the other ingredients!)
1 tbsp White vinegar
1 tbsp Light soy sauce
2 tsp Sugar
250 ml Chicken broth
1 tbsp Corn starch for slurry
2 tbsp Water for slurry
2 tbsp Oil

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KETCHUP.

6oz tomato paste (that's 12tbsp, or 3/4c)
1/2c light corn syrup (nope)
1/2c white vinegar
1/4c water (nope)
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp onion pwdr
1/8 tsp garlic pwdr

-> how to reduce this to yield 6 tbsp of the stuff?

Approx ratio:

3 parts tomato paste : 2.5 parts sugar : 2 parts white vinegar : bit of salt

Then you're supposed to bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. There's probably a reason to include the water... hmm... OK, applying this to my red sauce recipe.

To get 6tbsp ketchup (without simmering) I'd just kind of wing it with 2 1/2 tbsp tomato paste, 2 tbsp sugar, 1 1/2 tbsp white vinegar, and a bit of salt.

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INSTRUCTIONS TODO

1. Cut Veg
Slice 1 onion into thin wedges.
Slice 2 tomatoes into bite-size wedges.

2. Handle Raw Meat (Cut, Marinate)
Slice 500g chicken into shreds
Marinate chicken with 2tsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 2tsp corn starch.
Mix well, add 2tsp oil, mix again.

(2b. Wash Knife, Cutting Board, Hands)

3. Red sauce + Homemade ketchup
Combine 6tbsp tomato paste, 6tbsp ketchup, 2tbsp white vinegar, 2tbsp soy sauce, 4tsp sugar. Mix well and set aside.
Combine 8.5tbsp tomato paste, 3.5tbsp white vineager, 2tbsp soy sauce, 3.5tbsp sugar use a bit less, 3 tbsp?. Perhaps bring to a boil, simmer a bit.

4. Slurry
Combine 2tbsp corn starch with 4tbsp water.

5. Partially cook chicken
Heat pan or wok to medium-high, add 4tbsp oil.
Cook chicken in one layer. (Maybe do this in two batches.)
1 minute on first side, 45 seconds on other side.
Remove chicken, it does not need to be cooked through yet.

6. Cook onions
Put onions in and cook for 1 minute

7. Red sauce
To pan with onions in it:
Add prepared tomato sauce & ketchup.
Add partially cooked chicken.
Add 2cups chicken stock.
Cover with lid.
Bring to a boil.

8. Thicken.
Stir in the slurry while mixing.
Mix until sauce thickens.
Taste test.

9. Red sauce with tomatoes.
Add tomatoes (sliced)
Cover with lid and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.
Done

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10. Fried Rice
This one is simple for me.
Cook the rice, you know what you're doing.
Possibly do it in two batches in order to avoid overflow.

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Put rice in casserole dishes and pour all a dat goopy red shit on top.