Egg Fried Rice | Quick and Easy Recipe

5 from 10 votes
A bowl filled with golden brown fried rice, garnished with chopped green onions. The rice appears to have small pieces of scrambled egg mixed in, and the bowl is placed on a wooden table. The rim of the bowl has a blue floral pattern.

Learn how to make fried rice. Whether you have leftover rice or you want to make with fresh rice, this quick and easy egg fried rice is the perfect meal for you. The beauty of this Asian style fried rice is that you can add to this dish any veggies that you like and serve it for quick lunch and dinner. This dish can be served as main dish or side dish.

A bowl filled with golden brown fried rice, garnished with chopped green onions. The rice appears to have small pieces of scrambled egg mixed in, and the bowl is placed on a wooden table. The rim of the bowl has a blue floral pattern.

Egg Fried Rice | Quick and Easy Recipe

5 from 10 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
WORK TIME 15 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine Asian
Servings 4 yields

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Eggs
  • 3 cups 560g Cooked rice
  • 2-3 tablespoons Vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon Grated ginger
  • 2-3 Garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 2 tablespoons Soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • 4 Green onions sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame seeds
  • 2 teaspoons Sesame oil

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. In a small bowl whisk eggs with salt.
    2. In a large pan or wok, heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Add chopped onion and sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes, until slightly golden. Add grated ginger and garlic, cook for 1-2 minutes.
    3. Pour in beaten eggs, let cook for 30-60 seconds without stirring. Then, stir to make scrambled eggs.
    4. Add cooked rice, soy sauce, black pepper, sesame seeds and sesame oil. Cook for 3-5 m minutes, stirring frequently. Turn the heat off and stir in green onions.
    5. Serve!

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3 Comments

  1. Hi
    Do you cook the rice without salt and without spice?
    I make your recipes and they are really delicious !!! :

    June 20, 2020
    1. The Cooking Foodie says:

      Hi,
      I always cook the rice with salt. But you can cook with or without salt/spices, it’s totally up to your preference.

      June 20, 2020
  2. Hi
    Thanks for your response
    ZMIRA

    June 20, 2020
5 from 10 votes (10 ratings without comment)

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