Fried Rice (10-minute Basic Recipe)
10-Minute Egg Fried Rice
This is an egg-tremely (can’t resist the pun) fast and simple fried rice to whip up with a minimal of ingredients. I cook this during “fresh food shortages” in my kitchen pantry. All you need is some overnight refrigerated rice, eggs and some very basic pantry ingredients like garlic and shallots and bravo! … you can whip up this fried rice in no time at all. With this base fried rice recipe, you can whip up all kinds of fried rice variations by adding your own ingredients.
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Ingredients
(serves 2)- 2 servings cooked rice (about 200g), refrigerated overnight
- 1 egg, beaten, seasoned with 1 tsp of light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 3 shallots, minced
- spring onions, chopped
- salt, to tasteDirections
1. Heat oil and stir fry garlic & shallots till fragrant.
2. Add cooked rice, using the back of the turner or spatula to flatten the rice balls so that they are separated.
3. Pour egg mixture evenly over therice and use high heat to fry the rice (or else it will be soggy) until the fried rice is dry. Season with salt to taste and garnish with chopped spring onions.
Variation: Egg Fried Rice with Char Siu & Baby Kailan Recipe
Cooking Notes
1. This basic egg fried rice is good on its own. And with the base recipe, you can use your creativity, and come up with different flavours of fried rice by adding assorted ingredients, such as my egg fried rice with char siu & baby kailan which is really yummy. Happy experimenting!
2. Instead of overnight refrigerated rice, you can also use freshly cooked rice which has been refrigerated for at least 2 hours.
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Oh yes, quick fixes are always good, I tend to get lazy at times. Thanks for sharing!
I have everything in stock except leftover rice! Absolutely easy and tasty.
sometimes I deliberately cook more rice or buy an extra packet when I ta bao just to make fried rice hehe
so high heat is the secret. thanks for telling me. i have always been making soggy egg fried rice, haha … my hubby and girls will be thrilled. will try it out and let you know.
High heat, and the right ratio of rice to egg :) Hope you like it when you try it out. hey you have a site makeover! Nice look :up:
I actually cook the fried egg first, then add the rice. As I cook the rice, the eggs get scrambled at the same time :-)
But yes, rice coated with a little bit of egg makes it taste better.
me too, I usually cook the egg before the rice as well, this is a different way of coating the rice with egg :-)
My family loves fried rice, I always fried the rice first and add the eggs later so I can get that nice yellow color on my fried rice. I am sure yours are yummy (^.^)
I could use these for breakfast!
I can eat fried rice all the time, I like cooking a bit more rice so I can have some leftover to make for a quick lunch and I just make it with whatever I have in the fridge.
me too, fried rice is a wonderful one-dish meal to make so like you, I sometimes cook extra rice to make fried rice the next day :)
Normally I just leave the steamed rice to cool before frying. I don’t keep rice overnight in fridge. :)
Fried rice is a good choice when one is run out of idea on what to cook. :)
yeah some people don’t like to use overnight rice. Sometimes, I cook fresh rice but refrigerate them for a few hours and they are ready for frying :)
Yummy quick idea. Just what every home chief needs to know!
Yes fried rice for lazy night.
Love the simplicity of this rice dish…yummie!
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Thank you very much for the award :)
This is a lovely fried rice! Egg and green onion are my favorite parts of fried rice anyway, so this is perfect.
This looks yummy! I made a fried rice last night – all from leftovers. So quick and easy. :lol:
fried rice is truly a wonderful and fast way to use up leftovers and clean the fridge :)
you wouldn’t believe me but i only discovered egg fried rice in England?! i mean i knew what fried rice was in Singapore and i loved it but never knew what egg fried rice was til I was outta the country hanging out with my British mates. how odd. this looks lovely. and the recipe’s a real keeper ;) x
hehe u’ve been away for too long ;) I’m sure the British version is different but good, you should feature it one day too :)
first of all, yum! 2nd, wow! quick and easy. 3rd = i have the same mini casserole but without the handles. don’t we all love daisho?
looks like we are both daiso addicts hehe :D
Gimme this for my breakfast tomorrow, please.
love fried rice you have a great site
love fried rice!! soo yummy and easy to do! :XO:
LOL! I make this all the time, except that I add a small knob of butter to the oil. Great shot!
Ju
Butter adds flavour to anything and anytime :)
This is really simple and easy! Love egg fried rice!
Im just 13. And My parents are seldom at home.. I wait for them to come home so I can et my food. But when they come home im already asleep! So, thanks for sharing this . I hope I can find more easy recipes ! ^^ :lol: :lol: :lol:
Thanks izzy. Be careful in the kitchen ok :)
Is it a must to refrigerate the fresh rice after cooking? Thanks! I dun like to keep overnight rice.
the refrigerated rice keeps the grains dry and they won’t stick to each other during stir frying. Instead of overnight refrigerated rice, you can also use freshly cooked rice which has been refrigerated for at least 2 hours (cooking note 2).
U wrote spring onion, instead of petchay.. it looks petchay men O__O
First photo is spring onion, second photo is baby kailan. There is no petchay.