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Egg fried rice

Day-old rice is best for fried rice.

  • 18minutes
  • 7servings
  • 175kcal each
  • 9gprotein
  • Leftover
  • Quick
  • Budget
Egg fried rice

Ingredients

Cooking for − 7 + servings

The amounts here and inside every step follow this number.

  • Eggs 7
  • Carrots 1¾
  • Peas 175 g
  • Onions 1¾
  • Soy sauce 3½ tbsp
  • Cooking oil 3½ tbsp

From the cupboard

  • Leftover cooked rice, about 5 cups (cold rice from the fridge works best)
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Optional: spring onion or chili sauce

What you will need

Wok or large frying pan, Bowl and fork, Wide spatula

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare everything first 6 min

    Break up the cold rice with your fingers. Chop the onion, dice the carrot small and beat the eggs with a pinch of salt. Stir-frying is fast, so keep it all next to the stove.

    In this step

    • Eggs7
    • Carrots1¾
    • Onions1¾

    Ready when: No rice lumps; everything chopped.

  2. 2

    Scramble the eggs 3 min

    Heat 1¾ tablespoons oil on medium-high, pour in the eggs and stir until just set. Move them to a plate.

    In this step

    • Cooking oil1¾ tbsp
    • Eggs7

    Ready when: Soft pieces of egg, no liquid left.

  3. 3

    Stir-fry the vegetables 4 min

    Add the rest of the oil and stir-fry the onion, carrot and peas.

    In this step

    • Carrots1¾
    • Peas175 g
    • Onions1¾
    • Cooking oilthe rest — 1¾ tbsp

    Ready when: Carrots are tender-crisp.

  4. 4

    Fry the rice 5 min

    Add the rice, spread it out and leave for 1 minute, then toss. Add soy sauce and toss until every grain is hot.

    In this step

    • Soy sauce3½ tbsp

    Ready when: Rice is steaming hot and lightly brown.

  5. 5

    Fold in eggs and serve 1 min

    Fold the eggs back in, taste for salt and pepper, and serve straight away.

    Ready when: Eggs spread through the rice.

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