Chinese egg fried rice recipe that is easy, simple and quick. This vegetarian fried rice is flavorful, delicious, make use of simple ingredients, and is ready in less than 15 minutes. Let me show you how to make fried rice that will put your favorite takeaway to shame.
Break the eggs in a bowl, add salt and whisk. Place a wok or frying pan on the stove, add half of the oil then add the whisked eggs. Scramble the eggs and take off heat. Turn onto a plate and set aside.
Place a wok on the stove then add remaining oil. Add in garlic and onion then saute for a minute before adding the mixed vegetables and black pepper. Stir fry the vegetables for 2 minutes.
Add in the cooked rice then add the soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and the scrambled eggs. Stir till all well combined and the rice is heated through.
Take off heat, serve and enjoy.
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Notes
Make sure to use cold rice. If the rice is freshly cooked, spread it out on a baking sheet and leave to cool to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes before use.
Adjust the pepper to suit your taste.
You can add a dash of oyster sauce to this recipe if not vegetarian.
If you don't want to scramble the eggs separately, you can move the rice to one side of the skillet or wok and add oil and whisked eggs on the other side, scramble and mix in with the rice.