Chinese
Egg fried rice
Day-old rice is best for fried rice.
- 18minutes
- 8servings
- 175kcal each
- 9gprotein
Ingredients
The amounts here and inside every step follow this number.
- Eggs 8
- Carrots 2
- Peas 200 g
- Onions 2
- Soy sauce 4 tbsp
- Cooking oil 4 tbsp
From the cupboard
- Leftover cooked rice, about 6 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
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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
- Eggs8
- Carrots2
- Onions2
Ready when: No rice lumps; everything chopped.
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2
Scramble the eggs 3 min
Heat 2 tablespoons oil on medium-high, pour in the eggs and stir until just set. Move them to a plate.
In this step
- Cooking oil2 tbsp
- Eggs8
Ready when: Soft pieces of egg, no liquid left.
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3
Stir-fry the vegetables 4 min
Add the rest of the oil and stir-fry the onion, carrot and peas.
In this step
- Carrots2
- Peas200 g
- Onions2
- Cooking oilthe rest — 2 tbsp
Ready when: Carrots are tender-crisp.
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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 sauce4 tbsp
Ready when: Rice is steaming hot and lightly brown.
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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.
Cook Egg fried rice from what you already have.
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