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Vegetable Fried Rice
🇨🇳 Chinese

Vegetable Fried Rice

🇨🇳 Chinese

Wok-fired day-old rice with rainbow vegetables, silky egg ribbons and that unmistakable breath of the wok (wok hei).

Prep 15 min Cook 12 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic3 cloves, minced
  • Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
  • Rice4 cups, cooked and chilled overnight
  • Bell Pepper1, diced
  • Eggs2, beaten
  • Carrot1, diced small
  • Green Beans1/2 cup, diced
  • Cabbage1 cup, shredded
  • Spring Onions3, sliced
  • Soy Sauce2 tbsp
  • Sesame Oil1 tbsp
  • White Pepper1/4 tsp

Instructions

  1. 1

    Break up the chilled rice with wet hands so every grain is separate — this is the secret to non-gluey fried rice.

  2. 2

    Scramble the eggs in a hot oiled wok until just set, break into pieces and remove.

  3. 3

    Add remaining oil on high heat. Stir-fry carrots and beans for 2 minutes, then add bell pepper, cabbage and garlic.

  4. 4

    Toss in the rice, pressing it against the hot wok and flipping — let it sear undisturbed 30 seconds at a time.

  5. 5

    Splash soy sauce down the side of the wok (not on the rice) so it caramelizes. Add white pepper and salt.

  6. 6

    Return the eggs, drizzle sesame oil, toss in spring onions and serve immediately.

Chef's tip

Freshly cooked rice = mushy fried rice. Chilled overnight rice is drier and fries into distinct, chewy grains.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe | EASY Vegetarian Chinese dinner idea! · on YouTube