Chicken Fried Rice – Definitely Better Than Takeout!
This is my truly better than takeout Chicken Fried Rice recipe. This fried rice recipe is super easy to make at home and uses ingredients you already have in your fridge and pantry! Plus, I give not one, but TWO tips on making the perfect fried rice! Forget about takeout – just make this super easy Chicken Fried Rice.
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Prevent Soggy Fried Rice with Cold Cooked Rice
The key to your fried rice coming out perfectly coated and separated? COLD COOKED RICE. I always make extra white rice so I can have fried rice the day after. To store my leftover rice in the fridge, I flatten it out in a resealable bag. Overnight in the fridge, the rice grains firm up, and are perfect for fried rice!
In Taiwan, a good bowl of fried rice is described as “粒粒分明”: every single grain of rice is visibly separated and coated in oil. So, before cooking, remember to break it up in the bag to make the perfect fried rice.
How To Add Extra Flavor To Chicken Fried Rice
Another secret to DELICIOUS Chicken Fried Rice that’s not talked about enough: generous amounts of OIL. I add extra flavor into the chicken fried rice by using the oil to sauté the white parts of the green onion first before adding in the egg. It gives both the egg and the oil an extra aroma boost!
The more fat you add, the easier it is the “fry” the fried rice. It releases the water from the rice kernals, preventing them from getting soggy. If you have any duck or pork lard at home, it’ll add extra flavors to this rice!
Chicken Fried Rice Ingredients
Marinated Chicken
- 1 lb chicken cut into strips (breast or thigh)
- 1.5 tsp soy sauce
- 1.5 tsp oyster sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp oil
Fried Rice
- 3-4 large eggs beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper
- 4 green onion chopped (separate whites and greens)
- 5 cups cold cooked rice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 5 tbsp oil
- 2.5 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce optional
- 1 cup frozen vegetables
- Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, a little bit of oyster sauce, corn starch and some oil.
- In a bowl, take two to three eggs, add salt and pepper, and mix together.
- Add chicken in the pan, and fry the chicken for 17 minutes or until 90% cooked. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, add in the white parts of the green onion and drizzle on the egg.
- Let the egg set for around 30 seconds, then scramble everything together.
- Next add frozen veggies, saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the cold rice, add back in the chicken into the pan.
- Season with soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little bit of dark soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper and a pinch of sugar.
- Saute together for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the rest of the green onion and sauté on high heat for another 1 minute.
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Chicken Fried Rice
By Tiffy Cooks
Ingredients
Marinated Chicken
- 1 lb chicken cut into strips (breast or thigh)
- 1.5 tsp soy sauce
- 1.5 tsp oyster sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp oil
Fried Rice
- 3-4 large eggs beaten and seasoned with salt and pepper
- 4 green onion chopped (separate whites and greens)
- 5 cups cold cooked rice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp white pepper
- 5 tbsp oil
- 2.5 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce optional
- 1 cup frozen vegetables
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with soy sauce, a little bit of oyster sauce, corn starch and some oil.
- In a bowl, take two to three eggs, add salt and pepper, and mix together.
- Add chicken in the pan, and fry the chicken for 17 minutes or until 90% cooked. Remove and set aside.
- In the same pan, add in the white parts of the green onion and drizzle on the egg.
- Let the egg set for around 30 seconds, then scramble everything together.
- Next add frozen veggies, saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the cold rice, add back in the chicken into the pan.
- Season with soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little bit of dark soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper and a pinch of sugar.
- Saute together for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add in the rest of the green onion and sauté on high heat for another 1 minute.
easy good recipe.would make again
Are green onions what we called shallots here in Australia, as per your pictures says so, anyway great recipe to borrow ♥️
Green onions are also called Scallions. Shallots are more like a smaller onion.
It was good but u need to use a BIG pan! Lots of steps, taking things in and out of pan, where did the cornstarch go? I added onion and garlic powder and should have skipped the sugar It is not better than takeout, but still pretty darned good and worth the time
Corn starch goes into the marinade for the chicken.
Just made this. Adapted slightly due to what I had – used half the stated rice, 2 eggs, hoisin sauce instead of oyster sauce. Added a red chilli when you put the veg in, and I added coriander at the end with the green spring onion. Tasted lovely.
Glad I found this recipe, thank you
So I tried this and was a bit ‘scared’ to put as much white pepper as the recipe called for so I did half as much but honestly I might go more next time. This was VERY flavorful! We all loved it. I even had it for breakfast this morning. Thank you for your easy and simple but tasty recipes. I have made two of your recipes now, and have another lined up.
Best recipe for chicken fried rice.
Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. My husband and I are trying to eat healthier, we used red rice instead of white rice and it was delicious. A lot of ingredients, but well worth it. Again, thank you 🙏