Cooked, cold rice (usually from the day before) stir-fried over very high heat in a wok or large skillet, after finely chopped hard vegetables (carrot, cabbage) and sometimes chicken cubes; eggs scrambled at the side of the pan, and finally soy sauce, sesame oil and green onion.
💡Very high heat and a large pan: the vegetables char instead of steaming, and don't overcrowd the pan.
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Add the carrot and fry 3 minutes, tossing.
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💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
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Push everything to the sides, pour the beaten the eggs into the center and scramble into small bits.
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💡The eggs scramble on their own in the empty center of the pan and only then get mixed in: that way they stay in bits and don't coat the rice in mush.
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Add the garlic and fry 30 seconds, until fragrant.
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Add the cold rice, separate the grains with a spatula and stir-fry 2–3 minutes over high heat.
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💡Cold, dry day-old rice stays in separate grains; hot fresh rice releases steam and starch and sticks together in a lump.
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Add the soy sauce and sesame oil and stir-fry another minute, until the rice is coated in the sauce.
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Serve immediately.
484calories
11 gprotein
76 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 10%● carbs 64%● fat 26%
Per serving (161 g), of 4 servings
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⚖ About the ingredients
Rice: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 185 g · 365 kcal per 100 g · More about Rice →
Canola oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Canola oil →
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Carrots: measured in pieces: one ≈ 62 g · 41 kcal per 100 g · More about Carrots →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Soy sauce: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 18 g · 53 kcal per 100 g · More about Soy sauce →
Sesame oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Sesame oil →
🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Wok· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (Less heat on the sides; stir-fry in small batches)
Silicone spatula· Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
Possible additions: Cook the rice first · garlic · Ginger · carrot · Cabbage · Chicken cubes · Zucchini · Red pepper · Green pepper · Eggs · Peas · Sesame oil · salt · black pepper · Green onion · Shrimp · Chili pepper · Sesame on top · Corn · Cilantro on top · onion · Broccoli · Green beans · Curry powder · Turmeric · Fish sauce · Sugar · Lime for squeezing · Grated carrot on top · Raw red onion on top · Seared beef cubes · Mirin · Chives on top · Chili fried with the garlic · Tomato paste
Grain name in the steps: the rice
Rice cooking time (minutes): 40
Garlic frying time: 30 seconds
Stir-fry time for the hard vegetables (minutes): 3
Soft vegetable stir-frying time (minutes): 4
Rice stir-frying time (minutes): 2–3
Shrimp frying time (minutes): 2
Chicken frying time when it goes first (minutes): 4–5
Cooking liquid in the steps (without "the"): Water