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Egg fried rice
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Egg fried rice

Cold cooked rice, eggs and peas make a quick, satisfying pan of homemade fried rice.

Prep
10 min
Cook
10 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
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Gather

Ingredients

  • 400 gcooked long-grain rice, chilled
  • 3eggs, beaten
  • 2 tbspvegetable oil
  • 1carrot, finely diced
  • 100 gfrozen peas
  • 4spring onions, sliced, whites and greens separated
  • 1 clovegarlic, finely chopped
  • 1½ tbspsoy sauce
  • 1 tsptoasted sesame oil

Make

Method

  1. 1.

    Break up any clumps in the cold rice with a fork. Heat half the vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan or wok.

    1 minutes
  2. 2.

    Add the eggs and stir until just set, then transfer to a plate.

    1 minutes
  3. 3.

    Add the remaining vegetable oil, carrot, peas and spring onion whites. Stir-fry until the vegetables are tender, adding the garlic for the final 30 seconds.

    3 minutes
  4. 4.

    Add the rice and stir-fry, turning it frequently, until steaming hot throughout.

    4 minutes
  5. 5.

    Return the egg to the pan and add the soy sauce, sesame oil and spring onion greens. Toss until everything is hot and serve immediately.

    1 minutes