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Easy Egg Fried Rice (5 Ingredients)

Quick and easy Chinese egg fried rice recipe with fluffy scrambled eggs that coat each grain of rice! Ready from start to finish in 15 minutes!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Asian, dinner, lunch, Side
Cuisine: Chinese
Servings: 3 Servings
Calories: 421kcal
Author: Joyce Lee

Ingredients

  • 3 cups rice (preferably cold, day old rice, see notes)
  • 3 tablespoons oil
  • 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce

Egg Mix

  • 3 eggs
  • 1 ½ teaspoon oil (for the eggs)
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Garnish

  • 1-2 stalks green onions (finely chopped, added at the end)
  • toasted sesame seeds (optional, added at the end)

Instructions

Preparation

  • Gently break up the day-old rice in a bowl into smaller chunks with your hands and set aside. Approximately 3 cups rice.
    Large clump of rice being broken up into smaller pieces in preparation for Chinese egg fried rice
  • Finely chop up the 1-2 stalks green onions and set aside
  • In a small bowl, add in the 3 eggs, 1 ½ teaspoon oil, and ½ teaspoon salt, and beat it until it is fluffy and set aside.

Putting it Together

  • Heat a large frying pan with a bit of oil over medium heat.
  • When the oil is hot, add in the rice and cook it for a few minutes. Use your utensil to break up the rice while it is hot. Cook for about 4-6 minutes
  • Reduce the heat to low heat
  • Push the rice aside in the pan and add in the scrambled egg mix to the pan. Let it sit for about 1-2 seconds and then use your utensil to give it a gentle mix a few times.
  • Push the rice on top of the scrambled eggs and gently mix it until each grain is coated (Don't worry goopy, the egg will cook and dry out in the next steps)
  • Set the stove back to medium heat
  • Continue to toss and mix the rice until the egg is cooked and evenly distributed with the rice. The fried rice should look dry and not goopy and mushy. Cook for approximately 5 minutes. If the rice still looks mushy, continue to cook it until the heat dries out the eggs.
  • Add in 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce and mix well until all the rice has been seasoned with it.
  • Turn off the heat and add in the green onions and mix it for 1 minute so that the residual heat cooks it.
  • Serve it as a side dish and enjoy!
    Egg fried rice, topped with green onions in a bowl on a wooden table with a handkerchief.

Notes

  • Use day-old, cold rice for the best textured fried rice that is not soggy or mushy. If you are pressed for time, make a batch of fresh rice but use less water to cook it so that it is drier, and make sure you let it cool in the freezer for about 30 minutes before using it.
  • Don’t be shy with oil: To make a good egg fried rice, you can't be too shy with the oil.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 421kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 21g | Sodium: 1334mg