Easy Fried Rice
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4.2
Easy Fried Rice
Description
This Easy Fried Rice recipe incorporates chilled cooked rice, onions, carrots, peas, and eggs, brought together with butter, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil. The vegetables are first sautéed to soften and develop flavor, then combined with gently scrambled eggs. The rice absorbs the savory seasonings and creates a cohesive dish with a tender bite and subtle fragrance from the sesame oil.
The preparation involves cooking each component separately to ensure proper texture before combining. The final dish is garnished with fresh green onions to add brightness and color.
Easy Fried Rice can be served as a stand-alone meal or as a side to other dishes. Leftover rice is ideal for this recipe, as the grains remain separate when stir-fried. Season with salt and pepper to taste during cooking.
Ingredients
- 3 cups rice chilled or leftover rice is preferred, cooked
- 1 tablespoon butter divided use
- ½ cup onion chopped
- ½ cup carrot chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- ½ cup peas frozen
- 2 egg lightly beaten
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil toasted
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons green onion sliced
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the butter over medium-high heat.
- Add the onion and carrot to the pan, cook 4-5 minutes or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove the vegetables from the pan, set aside and cover to keep warm.
- Melt the remaining teaspoon of butter the pan; add the eggs and cook, stirring occasionally and breaking up with a spatula until the eggs are scrambled and cooked through, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Add the rice, reserved cooked veggies and frozen peas to the eggs in the pan. Stir in the soy sauce and sesame oil and cook until ingredients are all combined and warmed through, 3-4 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle with sliced green onions and serve.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 280 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 280kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 89mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 824mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 225mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 3020IU | 60% |
| Vitamin C | 9.9mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.2
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