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Garlic Fried Rice
5 from 2 votes

Garlic Fried Rice

A Chinese style garlic fried rice featuring crispy rice and tender eggs stir fried with a savory sauce that has a strong garlic aroma. It is a side dish, but it tastes so good that I wouldn’t mind serving it as a main. {Vegetarian and Gluten-Free Adaptable}

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 239 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese

Ingredients

  • 3 cups jasmine rice or medium grain rice, leftover cooked
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil (or vegetable oil)
  • 4 egg beaten with a pinch of salt
  • 1 head garlic , minced (yields 3 tablespoons minced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 4 green onions , sliced thinly
  • 2 tablespoons garlic , fried (or fried onion, and more for garnish)
  • Lao Gan Ma Chili Crisp (Optional but highly recommended)

Instructions

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  1. Fluff day old rice in a bowl with your hands, separating the grains from each other. This will help prevent the final dish from having a mushy texture, ensuring each grain fluffs up nicely once cooked.
  2. Mix the soy sauce and oyster sauce together in a small bowl.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat until hot. Add the eggs. Cook for a few seconds for the bottom to set, then scramble the eggs until mostly cooked but still a bit runny here and there. Transfer to a plate.
  4. Pour in the rest of the oil, add the fluffed rice to one side of the pan and the garlic to the other side. Let the garlic cook for a few seconds until very fragrant, but not turning golden yet. Immediately stir to mix both together. Cook and stir constantly until the rice is evenly coated with oil and most of the grains are separated. (Footnote 1)
  5. Add the soy sauce and oyster sauce mixture, then sprinkle the salt and sugar evenly over the rice. Continue to stir and mix until each grain of rice is evenly colored.
  6. Add the cooked egg and fried garlic (or fried onion). Cut the eggs into small pieces and stir them into the rice. Then add the green onion and turn off the heat. Give it a final stir to mix everything well. Taste the rice and adjust seasoning by adding more salt if needed. Then transfer everything to a plate or bowl.
  7. Garnish with more fried garlic (or fried onion) and chili crisp on the side, if preferred. Serve as a side dish or a light main dish.

Notes

  • If you prefer to add some veggies into the rice, add frozen carrots, peas and / or corn after toasting the rice, before adding the seasonings.
  • Gluten-Free - to make this dish gluten free, use tamari to replace soy sauce and use a gluten-free oyster sauce.
  • Vegetarian - To make the dish vegetarian, use a vegetarian oyster sauce (aka mushroom stir fry sauce).

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 239kcal (12%) Carbohydrates 186g (62%) Protein 8.9g (18%) Fat 11.8g (18%) Saturated Fat 2.7g (14%) Cholesterol 186mg (62%) Sodium 617mg (26%) Potassium 143mg (3%) Fiber 1.7g (7%) Sugar 1.4g (3%) Calcium 50mg (5%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 239

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 239kcal 12%
Carbohydrates 186g 62%
Protein 8.9g 18%
Fat 11.8g 18%
Saturated Fat 2.7g 14%
Cholesterol 186mg 62%
Sodium 617mg 26%
Potassium 143mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Sugar 1.4g 3%
Calcium 50mg 5%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.