Fried Rice

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Chinese

Keyword: best fried rice recipe, fried rice recipe

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings:

Calories: 283kcal

Author: Malinda Linnebur

This Easy Fried Rice is the perfect way to use leftover rice and vegetables! It takes about 15 minutes to make, you can customize it to whatever add-ins you would like, and it's a great side dish or stand alone meal!

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Ingredients

1½ tablespoons butter or oil; divided
½ small onion, chopped
½ cup chopped carrot (about 1 carrot)
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons grated ginger
2 cups cooked cold day old rice
1½ tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
½ teaspoon sesame oil
½ tablespoon mirin; optional
⅓ cup frozen peas
2-3 large eggs; whisked
chopped green onion for garnish

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon of butter or oil in a large skillet over medium to medium high heat. Cook onion, carrot, garlic, and ginger until onion is soft.
Add rice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and mirin. Cook stirring occasionally until the rice is heated through. If you like crispy bits in your rice don't stir as often. Stir in peas.
Move everything to one side of the pan. Add remaining ½ tablespoon of butter to melt. Add eggs and cook stirring until egg is cooked through then combine with remaining ingredients in the pan. Garnish with green onion if desired.

Notes

Use day old rice and do not use too many wet ingredients. Freshly cooked rice is too wet which will result in mushy fried rice. Using too many wet ingredients or overcrowding the pan will also make the rice too wet and mushy.
FREEZER FRIENDLY: Freeze completely cooled leftovers in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator.

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