Better Than Takeout Chinese Fried Rice
Better Than Takeout Chinese Fried Rice delivers unmatched homemade flavor with every bite. Quick, easy, and versatile, it outshines any restaurant version.
Servings: 4
Calories: 227kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups rice cooked and cooled completely
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- ¼ large yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup peas and carrots frozen
- 2 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- green onions chopped
Instructions
- In a large skillet or wok, preheat vegetable oil over medium heat and add onion and garlic. Cook until onions are soft, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir occasionally to keep the garlic from burning.
- Add peas and carrots and cook until partially thawed, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Turn the heat up to medium-high and add cooked rice. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until rice is nice and hot and starts to brown. Reduce heat and push rice to the sides of the pan, making a hole for the eggs.
- Crack the eggs into the middle of the pan and scramble. Once eggs are cooked, stir them into the rice.
- Mix soy sauce and sesame oil together and pour over rice. Stir until rice is evenly coated with sauce.
- Top with chopped green onions and/or cilantro, optional.
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Notes
- White or brown rice can also be used in this recipe. Just keep in mind that brown rice takes about 30 minutes longer than white rice to cook.
Nutrition
Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 819mg | Potassium: 192mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3459IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg