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Cantonese Fried Rice

At a Glance

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
10 minutes
Total
20 minutes
Servings
6 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main Course
  • One Dish Meal
  • Asian
  • Cantonese
  • Chinese
  • Stir-fry
  • Stove Top
  • Easy
  • Stir Fry

Allergens

  • Eggs
  • Soy

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 200.4 per serving 1202.4 for selected servings
Fat 5g per serving 30g for selected servings
Sugar 2.3g per serving 13.8g for selected servings
Protein 6.6g per serving 39.6g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 31.7g per serving 190.2g for selected servings

This delicious fried rice is a nice change of pace for leftover meat and veggies. It's good made with your choice of ham, pork, or grilled chicken. I like to put the rice together early in the day then simply reheat it at suppertime. It's already-tasty flavor seems to only improve with time!

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Equipment

Large skillet or wok

Ingredients

  • 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 3 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 -2 cup cooked meat, diced
  • 3 cups cooked rice
  • 3 -4 green onions, sliced
  • 1 cup bean sprouts
  • 2 -4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in large skillet or wok; sauté onion over medium-high heat for 2 minutes; add garlic and sauté for 1 minute.

  2. Push onions and garlic to side; pour eggs onto bottom of wok; cook and stir eggs for 1-2 minutes until firm; stir onions, garlic, and eggs together.

  3. Add meat, rice, green onions, and any additional veggies from optional list** below to wok; stir and toss until evenly mixed and almost heated through.

  4. Add bean sprouts and soy sauce to wok; stir until heated through; serve (or put away for later meal) and enjoy!

  5. For variety you may add (at same time as meat) any of the following **optional veggies: Sliced mushrooms, sliced water chestnuts, thinly sliced celery, snow peas, (thawed) peas & carrots, chopped green pepper, finely shredded cabbage, or slivered almonds ~ Just don't be afraid to experiment and use whatever's in your refrigerator!

  6. Note: Including 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil with the vegetable oil gives the rice a really wonderful flavor!

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