Fried Rice
Fried rice is the leftover queen that you either precisely perfect the ingredients to its masterpiece or either be a dish that you mindlessly throw together and surprise yourself and be like that sh$t was bomb and think to yourself "I'm a food goddess".
Prep: 10m
Cook: 15m
Total: 25m
Complexity: Simple
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- Leftover Cooked Short-Grained White Rice, (2-6 cups)
- Oil (1-2 tablespoon), (sesame oil, vegetable oil, extra virgin olive oil)
- Leftover Protein (1-2 handful), (shredded chicken, shrimp, beef, pork)
- Egg (2)
- Garlic, fresh (5 cloves) minced
- Ginger, fresh (1 thumb) minced
- Yellow Onion, fresh (half) sliced
- Green Onion, fresh (2-3 stalks) diced
- Cilantro, fresh (half a bunch), diced
- Carrots, fresh (1 whole), shredded
- Soy sauce (1-2 tablespoon)
- Oyster sauce (1-2 tablespoon)
- Sriracha sauce (1-2 tablespoons) optional for spice
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Drizzle oil into the wok or sauté pan over medium to high heat stovetop.
- Add the minced ginger and garlic and cook until lightly golden brown.
- Add the diced yellow onions and stir until lightly golden brown.
- Add leftover cooked short-grained white rice and break down and stir with cooking utensil until rice is broken down.
- Add protein, shredded carrots, and mix thoroughly.
- Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, and optional sriracha sauce and mix thoroughly.
- Turn stovetop heat off and add green onions, cilantro, and then stir.
- Add salt and black pepper to taste.