easy egg fried rice

My dad's simple, easy and quick egg fried rice recipe that's fluffy and coats each grain of rice with egg. Ready in 15 minutes!

Egg Fried Rice

rice ((preferably cold, day old rice, see notes))

soy sauce

eggs

oil ((for the eggs))

salt

green onions ((finely chopped, added at the end))

sesame seeds ((optional, added at the end))

Gently break up the day-old rice in a bowl into smaller chunks with your hands and set aside.

Finely chop up the green onions and set aside

In a small bowl, add in the eggs, oil, and salt and beat it until it is fluffy and set aside.

Preparation

Heat a large frying pan with a bit of oil over medium heat.

When the oil is hot, add in the rice and cook it for a few minutes. Use your utensil to break up the rice while it is hot. Cook for about 4-6 minutes

Reduce the heat to low heat

Push the rice aside in the pan and add in the scrambled egg mix to the pan. Let it sit for about 1-2 seconds and then use your utensil to give it a gentle mix a few times.

Push the rice on top of the scrambled eggs and gently mix it until each grain is coated (Don't worry goopy, the egg will cook and dry out in the next steps)

Set the stove back to medium heat

Continue to toss and mix the rice until the egg is cooked and evenly distributed with the rice. The fried rice should look dry and not goopy and mushy. Cook for approximately 5 minutes. If the rice still looks mushy, continue to cook it until the heat dries out the eggs.

Add in the soy sauce and mix well to evenly distribute it

Turn off the heat and add in the green onions and mix it for 1 minute so that the residual heat cooks it.

Serve it as a side dish and enjoy!

Putting it Together

10 minute Egg Fried Rice. Delicious, simple fried rice seasoned with soy sauce and sesame oil accompanied with luscious savoury eggs and fresh green onion. An easy dish to make at home for a quick and satisfying meal. This simple egg fried rice comes together in 10 minutes and just requires just 6 ingredients.

10 minute Egg Fried Rice (Chinese Restaurant Style)

jasmine rice

green onion (finely chopped)

2.5 tbsp regular soy sauce (not light or dark!)

tbsp sesame oil

eggs (whisked)

In a smoking hot wok set over high heat, add 2 tbsp of cooking oil and allow it to smoke (Important: if you&#39;re using a non-stick pan, do NOT wait for the pan or oil to smoke and only set it over medium high heat). Once oil begins to smoke, pour in whisked eggs and quickly stir the eggs to form shape. Once the eggs form shape but are still moist looking, transfer to a bowl to remove off heat.

Add 2 tbsp cooking oil to the hot wok and allow it to smoke. Then add cooked rice and quickly break apart the rice until the grains are separated.

Once the rice is steaming hot, sweep to the side and add 1 tsp of cooking oil followed by green onions. Then quickly mix the green onions with the rice.

Add soy sauce, sesame oil and cooked eggs. Mix everything together and once the grains are coloured brown, remove off heat immediately. Serve hot and feel free to garnish with more green onions (optional).

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10 minute Egg Fried Rice

If you have eggs and leftover rice, this easy 10-minute fried rice recipe is the best go-to meal! Made with only 6 ingredients, this is a great main dish, side dish or meal that is budget friendly! I share tips to make it taste like Chinese takeout.

10 min. Easy Egg Fried Rice (only 6 ingredients!)

jasmine rice (cold day-old ideally)

2.5 tbsp regular soy sauce (not dark soy sauce)

eggs (beaten)

tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)

Heat vegetable oil in a large pan or wok. If you are using a wok, allow the oil to smoke and if using a normal pan, skip smoking the oil.

Pour in beaten eggs. Quickly stir-fry the eggs so they take shape.

Once the eggs take shape but are still moist, quickly toss in rice. If rice is clumped together, break apart in pan.

Sweep everything to the side of the pan, add remaining oil into empty space with green onions. Mix green onions into rice and eggs.

Add soy sauce and sesame oil along the edges of the pan. Then toss until grains are colored brown. Remove off heat. Serve hot and enjoy while it's hot!

Very simple and flavorful. I often make this for the family when I get home late from work. I scoop out my picky daughter's portion and then add veggies and protein.

I always make this recipe and it just hits the spot every time. I’ve made so many of your recipes and they’re all so good. Thank you!!

This is a delicious and simple recipe. Thank you! I threw it together quickly for lunch. Used leftover rice and veggies from Thanksgiving.

Quick, easy and delicious. I followed the recipe exactly. Next time I will add peas, carrots, garlic and maybe some chicken or pork. Thanks for sharing this great recipe!!!

I used some Basmati rice (the only kind I keep, it's my favorite), gluten free soy sauce, and 3 eggs were all I had left in the fridge. I used steamed brocoli florets instead of green onions, and added a tiny tsp of maple syrup for sweetness (I used to eat my fried rice with some sweet sauce, and I miss the taste). The result was great, I loved it! And so did my 1 yr old daughter 🥰 I have celiac disease, so it's a bit hard to get creative with my meals. Thank you very much for the inspiration! I'm definitely adding this recipe to my weekly menu 👌🏻

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