The long-awaited EGG FRIED RICE is finally here!
Egg fried rice is a simple recipe that you can enjoy for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, the perfect side dish or main entree for every meal.
What I love the most about fried rice is the ability to tailor it with anything you have in the fridge. Better than takeout Egg Fried Rice is super easy to make at home and extremely delicious.
In Taiwan, the perfect Egg Fried Rice is when you can see every single grain of the rice coated in oil and sauce.
Nothing is more important than to use COLD COOKED RICE for your fried rice so your egg-fried rice doesn’t become mushy.
Quick tip, wet your hands under the sink, and break the rice apart before frying to cut down the cooking time.
I’ll be honest, the secret to DELICIOUS Egg Fried Rice is adding a generous amount of OIL.
I season the oil by letting it saute for white parts of the green onion first before adding in the egg.
The more fat you add, the easier it is the “fry” the fried rice, and therefore, it prevents the rice from getting soggy. If you have duck lard at home, it is also a great oil to use.
I am keeping it simple with just frozen vegetables, eggs, and green onion for my Fried Rice.
However, you can also add another protein of your choice: chicken, pork, beef, or shrimp.
You can also add in other vegetables of your choice: broccoli, water chestnut, or spinach.
We use vegetarian oyster sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and white pepper for the Fried Rice seasoning.
You may be surprised to see sugar in the mix, but traditionally the perfect seasoning ratio for fried rice is always 2:1:1 of salt, sugar, and MSG.
Sugar helps balance out the saltiness and gives you restaurant-style quality fried rice.
Do you like BETTER THAN TAKEOUT recipes? Here are some of my favorite recipes that you can recreate at home!
- Orange Chicken (Better than Takeout!)
- The BEST Vegetarian Chow Mein
- Honey Walnut Shrimp (MUST TRY!!)
- Mongolian Beef (Viral Recipe!)
Ingredients
- 4-5 cups of Cold Cooked Rice
- 6 chopped Green Onion (separate whites and greens)
- 5 Whole Eggs
- 1 tsp of Sugar
- Salt
- 2 tsp of White Pepper
- 5 tbsp of Oil
- 2.5 tbsp of Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- 1.5 tbsp of Soy Sauce
- 2 cups of Frozen Vegetable
- In a bowl, whisk 5 whole eggs with 1 tsp of white pepper and season with salt.
- Turn the heat up to medium-high and add in 5 tbsp of oil. Once the oil is hot, add white parts of the green onion and your eggs.
- Let the egg sit for 30 seconds and then fry for 2-3 minutes, breaking the egg apart.
- Add in frozen vegetables, scramble for 1-2 minutes.
- Turn the heat to high, add cold-cooked rice, 1 tsp of white pepper, soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, and sugar. Saute together for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in green onion, sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
Egg Fried Rice
Materials
- 4-5 cups of Cold Cooked Rice
- 6 chopped Green Onion separate whites and greens
- 5 Whole Eggs
- 1 tsp of Sugar
- Salt
- 2 tsp of White Pepper
- 5 tbsp of Oil
- 2.5 tbsp of Vegetarian Oyster Sauce
- 1.5 tbsp of Soy Sauce
- 2 cups of Frozen Vegetable
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk 5 whole eggs with 1 tsp of white pepper and season with salt.
- Turn the heat up to medium-high and add in 5 tbsp of oil. Once the oil is hot, add white parts of the green onion and your eggs.
- Let the egg sit for 30 seconds and then fry for 2-3 minutes, breaking the egg apart.
- Add in frozen vegetables, scramble for 1-2 minutes.
- Turn the heat to high, add cold-cooked rice, 1 tsp of white pepper, soy sauce, vegetarian oyster sauce, and sugar. Saute together for 2-3 minutes.
- Add in green onion, sauté for another 1-2 minutes.
