Lemongrass Beef Fried Rice
By Tiffy Cooks
Who doesn’t love FRIED RICE? Let’s make Lemongrass Beef Fried Rice. Imagine all the best flavors combined in one dish, Tender and flavorful beef, fluffy rice, and savory umami sauce; Lemongrass Beef Fried Rice is a must-try EASY recipe to make at home. If you can’t eat beef, substitute it for chicken, which will be just as delicious! Who doesn’t love a delicious and easy one-pot dinner?
Ingredients
Beef
- 1.5 lb Beef
- 2 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass minced
- 1.5 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 pinch sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 2 tablespoon Oil
Lemongrass sauce
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1.5 tablespoon Sugar
- 0.5 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon red chili optional
Fried Rice
- 3-4 cups cold cooked rice
- 2 stalks green onion chopped
- 3 shallots sliced
- 0.5 tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass minced
- 2 eggs optional
- Cilantro optional
Instructions
- Cut beef into thin slices, making sure to cut against the grain and sideways to get thin slices. You can freeze the beef ahead of time for 20 minutes, this way the beef will be easy to slice up.
- Marinate the beef with garlic, lemongrass, fish sauce, sugar, baking soda, and oil for 20 minutes.
- In another bowl, mix fish sauce, sugar, oyster sauce, and red chili; this will be the glaze for the fried rice.
- Finally, add two eggs to another bowl, whisk, and season with salt and pepper.
- Turn the heat up to medium-high, and drizzle in a little bit of oil. Once the pan is hot, add in the beef, and pan-fry for 2-3 minutes or until the beef is slightly brown. Remove and set aside.
- Next, add sliced shallots, white parts of the green onion, lemongrass, and minced garlic, and saute for 2-3 minutes or until fragrant.
- Push everything to the side, drizzle in the egg, set it for 30 seconds, and scramble everything together.
- Lastly, add in the rice, add back in the beef, and drizzle on the glaze. Saute on high heat for 2-3 minutes before adding the rest of the green onion, and saute on high heat for another 1 minute.
- Garnish with cilantro, and enjoy!
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Notes
Using COLD, COOKED RICE is the most important of making fried rice. Cold-cooked rice prevents the rice from becoming overcooked and soggy.
Nutrition
Calories: 765kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 39gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 201mgSodium: 1692mgPotassium: 765mgFiber: 1gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 218IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 5mg
