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Easy Fried Rice Recipe


  • Author: recipes for homemakers

Ingredients

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  • 4+ tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 cup peas and diced carrots, frozen (total, ½ cup peas & ½ cup carrots)
  • 3 cups rice, chilled
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
  • optional: 2-3 cups of protein like shrimp, diced ham or shredded chicken
  • optional toppings: green onion, cilantro or basil


Instructions

  1. Add 1 tablespoon butter to a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Once melted, saute garlic, onion, peas and carrots until soft.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons butter to the pan.
  4. Once melted, add rice, soy sauce, sesame oil and oyster sauce.
  5. Mix until rice is slightly crispy.
  6. If adding protein, add to the pan and mix.
    1. Add butter if protein is dry.
    2. Add extra sauce if protein will soak up sauces (like shredded chicken).
  7. Move the rice to the sides of the pan in order to make a clean circle in the middle.
  8. Add 1 tablespoon of butter to the clean circle in the middle of the pan.
  9. Once melted, add the eggs to the clean circle in the middle.
  10. Cook by turning over the eggs until the eggs are scramble-like in consistency.
  11. Turn off heat.
  12. Mix until combined and serve.
  13. Top with fresh toppings if desired.
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