Easy Egg Fried Rice (only 6 ingredients!) Recipe
This easy 10-minute fried rice recipe is the perfect go-to meal if you have eggs and leftover rice. With only 6 ingredients, it can be a main dish or side dish, and is budget-friendly. Learn how to make it taste like Chinese takeout with these simple tips.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stir-Frying
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Cooked Jasmine Rice:
- 2 cups cold & day-old (or any white long grain rice)
Green Onion:
- 1, finely chopped
Soy Sauce:
- 2.5 tablespoons regular or light soy sauce (avoid dark soy sauce)
Sesame Oil:
- ½ tablespoon
Eggs:
- 4 large eggs, beaten
Vegetable Oil:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Instructions
- Heat oil: Heat vegetable oil in a large pan or wok. For a wok, allow the oil to smoke; for a normal pan, no need to smoke the oil.
- Add eggs: Pour in beaten eggs and quickly stir-fry until they take shape but remain moist.
- Combine rice and eggs: Toss in rice, breaking apart any clumps. Move everything to one side of the pan.
- Add green onions: In the empty space, add remaining oil and green onions. Mix them into the rice and eggs.
- Season: Along the edges of the pan, add soy sauce and sesame oil. Toss until grains are browned. Remove from heat and serve hot.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 501 kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 968mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 61g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 16g
- Cholesterol: 372mg
