Savoury, garlicky mushroom fried rice recipe loaded with umami mushrooms, garlic, and spring onions. It needs minimum ingredients and is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner!
Mushroom has a unique, savoury, rich, meaty taste, and it go really well with most stir-fried rice, noodles, and pasta dishes. Mushroom Chow Mein and Mushroom Pasta are my go-to quick and easy dinner recipes loaded with mushrooms.
How to Choose and Prepare Mushrooms for Fried Rice
The best mushrooms for fried rice are portobello, shiitake, oyster, and porcini mushrooms. Each mushroom has a different texture and flavour, but they are generally similar.
I love adding an assortment of fresh mushrooms. You can use any of your favourite meaty mushrooms or add a variety.
Clean the mushrooms by wiping off the dirt with a paper towel or clean cloth. If any stubborn dirt is left, rinse it off quickly with cold water, then pat it dry with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
Trim off the hard ends of button mushrooms or portobello mushrooms. Then you can cut them into half-inch slices.
Main Ingredients
Rice and Stir Fry Ingredients
- Mushroom mixed
- Cooked rice: Use leftover rice or a day-old cooked rice.
- Green peas: Fresh or frozen green peas. Frozen peas should be defrosted, and any excess moisture should be removed with a paper towel.
- Garlic
- Onion
- Spring onions ( scallions/green onions)
- Cooking oil: vegetable or neutral-flavour oil
Seasonings & Sauces
- Light soy sauce
- Dark soy sauce
- Vegetarian stir fry sauce ( mushroom stir fry sauce ) or regular oyster sauce
- White pepper
- Chilli oil: you can use homemade chilli oil or store-bought ones like Lao Gan Ma crispy chilli oil. Feel free to omit it if you prefer the fried rice mild.
- Toasted sesame oil
How to Make Mushroom Fried Rice
1. Sauté Mushrooms
Heat the large wok or pan over medium-high heat, drizzle oil and add mushroom slices. Sauté the mushrooms for 2-3 minutes, until slightly brown.
2. Toss in Aromatics and Veggies
Add garlic and onion and stir fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
3. Season the Fried Rice
Add green peas and rice. Season it with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white pepper, vegetarian stir fry sauce, and sesame oil. Combine everything well and stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
4. Finish the Dish and Serve
Finish with the spring onions and drizzle crispy chilli oil. Turn off the heat and make a final quick toss. Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.
Quick Recipe Notes
- Use a large wok or skillet pan to sauté the mushrooms and rice. Overcrowding the pan will create a steamy effect, and it will take longer for the mushrooms to get charred.
- Saute the mushrooms first before adding the rest of the vegetables and rice.
- Adding a vegetarian stir-fry sauce or oyster sauce is the key to making the fried rice more tasty and umami-rich. You can also use msg or chicken powder instead.
- If you find the stir-fry sauces are salty, you can use low-sodium soy sauces.
- You can also use dried shiitake, which you can always keep in your pantry and cook at any time. Dried shiitake has a chewy texture and goes well in stir-fry and soup dishes.
Common Questions
How to make no-mushy fried rice?
A day-old cold rice always works for my fried rice recipes, and it’s also important to use long-grain rice, but not glutinous rice. I love using Thai jasmine rice, but some people find it stickier than regular Chinese or American long-grain rice.
Can I use basmati rice?
We don’t usually use basmati to make Chinese fried rice, except in Indian-style fried rice recipes like Keema Rice. Basmati is drier and has less starch than regular long-grain rice, and I don’t find it goes well with Chinese fried rice dishes.
What to serve together with mushroom fried rice?
To make a simple, complete dinner, pair it with Chinese tomato egg soup, Siu Mai ( Chinese steamed dumplings ), Salt and Pepper Fish, Char Siu Chicken or a choice of Chinese Stir Fry dishes.
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📖 Recipe
Mushroom Fried Rice
Equipment
- 1 Large wok or pan
Ingredients
- 3 cup Cooked rice Cooked jasmine rice or long-grain rice. About 2 servings of cooked rice.
- 220 grams Mushroom Shiitake, portobello, oyster, buttom mushroom etc. Add a choice of mixed meaty mushrooms.
- 1 cup Green peas Defrosted green peas or garden peas
- 3 cloves Garlic Finely chopped
- ½ Onion Cut small dices
- 2-3 Spring onions Green onion, cut thin slices
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil Sunflower, vegetable or neutral flavourful oil
Seasoning Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Vegetarian stir fry sauce Mushroom sauce ( available in Lee Kum Kee brands )
- 2 tbsp Light soy sauce Or regular soy sauce
- 1 tsp Dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sesame oil Toasted sesame oil
- ½ tsp White pepper or black pepper
- 1 tbsp Chilli oil Optional
Instructions
Saute Mushroom and Aromatics
- Heat the large wok or pan over medium-high heat, drizzle oil and add mushroom slices. Saute the mushroom for 2-3 minutes until slightly brown.
- Add garlic and onion and continue stir fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
Toss in Rice and Seasonings
- Add rice and green peas. Season it with light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white pepper, vegetarian stir fry sauce, and sesame oil. Combine everything well and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Finish the Dish and Serve
- Finish with the spring onions and drizzle crispy chilli oil. Turn off the heat and make a final quick toss. Transfer to a serving plate and serve immediately.
Notes
- You can clean the mushroom with a paper towel or a clean cloth. If you've washed the mushroom with water, make sure to pat it dry with a paper towel to remove excess moisture.
- Do I need to use a carbon steel wok? You don’t need to use a traditional Chinese wok for this recipe. Any large wok or pan would work perfectly well. I used a large non-stick wok for this recipe.
- Do not overload the pan if you are cooking for a bigger batch. Stir fry with batches to prevent the rice and mushrooms from getting mushy and soggy.
- Use dry day-old rice for the best texture of fried rice.
- Long-grain white rice is perfect for making mushroom fried rice. For this recipe, we usually use jasmine rice, Chinese rice or regular long-grain rice.
- Instead of vegetarian stir-fry sauce, you can use regular oyster sauce.
- What type of chilli oil should I use? Adding chilli oil brings a kick of heat, but it is optional. I used homemade chilli oil or Lao Gan Ma crispy chilli oil, whatever I've got on hand. Instead of chilli oil, you can add dried, crushed chillies with garlic and onions.
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