Fried Rice
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An easy dish, and perfect with leftovers and other extra things in your fridge!
Servings:
Calories: 260kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (grapeseed, avocado, or canola, divided)
- 2 eggs (beaten (optional))
- 2 garlic cloves (peeled and minced)
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- ½ red pepper (seeded and minced)
- 4 cups cooked rice (white or brown, cold, or at least room temperature)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce (or tamari, more may be needed)
- 2 teaspoons hot sauce (such as Sriracha)
- 3 scallions (sliced)
- ⅓ cup peas
- See note below for other additions
Instructions
- Place a large skillet over a medium heat. When it’s hot, add 1 tablespoon of the oil, and add the eggs. Cook until scrambled to your liking, and remove them from pan
- Add the remaining oil, then add the garlic and ginger, and sauté for 20-30 seconds, or until fragrant. Add the red pepper, and cook for 1 minute
- Add the cooled rice, and increase the heat to medium-high. Stir until the clumps of rice are broken up
- Add the soy sauce, 1 tablespoon at a time, and stir until all of the rice is brown from the soy sauce. Mix in the Sriracha, then add the scallions, peas, and cooked eggs, and stir until heated. It's ready to serve
Notes
Other things you can add:
- zucchini skin, minced
- summer squash skin, minced
- baby corn
- water chestnuts
- bean sprouts
- cooked meat or seafood (chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, etc)
- Almost anything that you'd like
Nutrition Facts
Fried Rice
Serving Size
4 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
260
% Daily Value*
Fat
8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
65
mg
22
%
Sodium
674
mg
29
%
Potassium
169
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
39
g
13
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
616
IU
12
%
Vitamin C
22
mg
27
%
Calcium
35
mg
4
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.