Description
Chinese Sesame Fried Rice - the best excuse ever to make too much rice the day ahead. The nutty sesame oil, salty soy sauce and crunchy spring onion, I mean - yesss!
Ingredients
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- 750 gr cold, day-old cooked rice, 3 cups
- 1 tbsp canola oil, for frying
- 2 eggs
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2-3 tbsp ginger, minced
- 2-3 spring onions, or scallions
- 1 carrot, cut into small pieces. optional
- 1/2 green chili, minced. optional
- 75 gr frozen peas, the smaller the better. 1/2 cup
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
- 1,5 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- small handful cilantro, for serving, optional
Instructions
- Heat a nonstick pan and drizzle with canola oil. Whisk the eggs lightly before pouring it into the pan. Using a spatula chop the eggs up, making some kind of scrambled eggs. Once they're done, place them on a plate and set aside.
- In the same pan, add in the green chili and carrots (if using), garlic and ginger. Fry for about a minute, until fragrant. Then you'll add in the spring onions and fry for around 30 seconds.
- Add in the rice. Try not to put one single big block of rice into the pan. Chop it up a little beforehand. Give it a good mix, add in the soy sauces, salt, pepper and frozen peas.
- Just before serving, add in the cooked eggs, sesame oil and cilantro (if using). Taste and adjust accordingly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Inactive Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4
- Calories: 328
- Sugar: 3.3
- Sodium: 298
- Fat: 16.5
- Saturated Fat: 2.5
- Carbohydrates: 38.2
- Fiber: 2.5
- Protein: 7.5
- Cholesterol: 82