Fried Rice 🍚🥕🥩
Fried rice is a quick and versatile dish made by stir-frying cooked rice with vegetables, proteins, and seasonings. It’s perfect for using leftover rice and is a staple in many Asian cuisines.
🧾 Ingredients (Serves 2–4)
- 3 cups cooked rice (preferably cold or leftover)
- 2–3 tbsp oil (vegetable, sesame, or canola)
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn, bell peppers)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2–3 tbsp soy sauce
- Optional: 1 tsp sesame oil, green onions, cooked chicken/shrimp/pork
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prep your ingredients
- Make sure rice is cold and separated
- Chop vegetables and proteins into small pieces
2. Cook eggs
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok or large skillet
- Add eggs and scramble lightly
- Remove and set aside
3. Sauté aromatics
- Heat remaining oil
- Cook onion and garlic until fragrant, ~2 minutes
4. Add vegetables & proteins
- Stir-fry until vegetables are slightly tender
- Add cooked chicken, shrimp, or other protein if using
5. Add rice
- Stir in rice, breaking up any clumps
- Add soy sauce and sesame oil
- Stir-fry 5–7 minutes until rice is heated through
6. Add eggs & finish
- Return scrambled eggs to the pan
- Mix well, season with salt/pepper to taste
- Garnish with chopped green onions if desired
🌟 Tips
- Cold rice works best—freshly cooked rice can be too soft and sticky
- Customize with leftover meat, vegetables, or tofu
- For extra flavor, add a splash of oyster sauce or fish sauce
- Use high heat for that classic stir-fry taste
If you want, I can give a “restaurant-style fried rice recipe” that’s extra flavorful, with golden egg bits and perfectly separated grains, ready in under 20 minutes 😋
Do you want me to do that?
