Preheat the oven to 225C/215C Fan/Gas 7. Pour the oil into a roasting pan large enough to hold all the chicken pieces in one layer. Place the pan on a high shelf in the oven for 15 minutes to heat up.
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Heat the oil in a large, lidded, ovenproof, casserole. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 10–12 minutes, until golden on all sides. Remove to a warm plate ...
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.