EGG FRIED RICE RECIPE — simple yet from the highest level. Imagine fluffy, perfectly cooked jasmine rice, stir-fried to golden-brown with a melody of onions, garlic, peas, and carrots. The pièce de résistance? A tangle of eggs, working their sorcery in the grains, all slicked up in a bath of soy sauce and sesame oil. This is more than a dish, though; it’s a polymath of texture and flavor, and a celebration of getting something delicious on the table in a heartbeat.
Simplified Ingredients List:
3 cups cooked jasmine rice, leftover or cold
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
¼ large Vidalia onion, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
1 cup frozen peas and carrots
2 eggs
½ teaspoon sesame oil
3 tablespoons soy sauce
Green onion (for garnish)
Cooking Instructions :
Imagine a busy kitchen, the scent of jasmine rice hovering in the air. Whether you’ve soaked your rice ahead of time, or invoked the magic of an Instant Pot, it’s all the same: a canvas of perfectly cooked, fluffy grains ready for transformation.
The stage is set in a blistering hot skillet. The vegetable oil glimmers, while onions and garlic go soft in the wheelhouse, turning gold. You bring in the peas and carrots, dash of colors in this symphony of the miso soup.
Now the rice takes center stage, joining the performers in the skillet. And as the heat comes up, so does the rice: a golden brown on the bottom, crisp toward the edge and ready for its time in the culinary sun.
Clear a space in the pan, a stage for the eggs to show off. Break them into the center of the bowl, and in a masterly scramble, they thread through the rice, and across your tongue, granting a rich, velvety texture.
Finally, you bring in the soy sauce and sesame oil, letting it pour over the top of the rice, sweeping the grains of rice with a glistening coat. A final toss, a burst of green onions and it’s time for your Egg Fried Rice to take center stage.
Tips and Notes:
For more flavor, consider a sprinkle of ginger or a splash of rice vinegar.
You can customize your fried rice with whatever protein you like, like cubed chicken, shrimp or tofu.
To avoid the rice clumping together, be sure to use cold or leftover rice, so that each grain of rice maintains its individuality.
Substitutions and Variations:
Try using other vegetables such as bell peppers, broccoli or snap peas.
For a more filling version, toss in cubed cooked chicken, beef or shrimp.
If jasmine rice isn’t available, you can use brown or white rice — just adjust the cooking time as needed.
