Garlic Fried Rice
Quick 15-minute classic garlic fried rice recipe, loaded with fried garlic, spring onions, and fluffy scrambled egg. You can serve it along with other main dishes or delicious on its own. Perfect as a quick lunch or a light dinner!
Servings: 2 - 3
Calories: 602kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cup Cooked rice A day-old cold rice, About 200 g or 2 serving rice.
- 6-7 cloves Garlic Cut thin slices or finely chopped
- 2 Eggs Whisked in a bowl with a pinch of salt
- 3-4 tbsp Oil Sunflower, vegetable or neutral flavour oil, Add more oil if needed.
- 3-4 Spring Onions Green onions, Cut thin slices and separate white part and green part.
- ½ tsp Salt Add less or more salt according to your taste
- 1 Tbsp Soy sauce Regular soy sauce or light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Chicken bouillion powder Or msg
- 1 Tsp Black pepper Or to taste
- 1 Tsp Sesame oil optional
Instructions
- Cut garlic and spring onions into thin slices. Separate spring onion white part and green part.
- Heat the large wok or pan on medium heat, add oil, and stir fry the garlic until light golden brown. Remove fried garlic and oil from pan and set aside.
- Leave 2 tbsp of garlic oil in the pan and bring it to over medium high heat. Add the whisked egg, set it for a few seconds, then stir and crumble it into small pieces. Then push the egg to one side of the pan.
- Add white part of spring onions and stir it well until fragrant, then add the cooked rice and seasonings, soy sauce, salt, and chicken powder. Stir it well.
- Now add spring onions, black pepper, and sesame oil. At the final stage add the reserved fried crispy garlic.
- Toss everything well and transfer to a serving plate. Garnish with fried garlic and spring onions.
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Notes
- Long-grain rice, jasmine rice, or basmati rice are the best to make fried rice but it's absoloutely fine to use any day-old cooked rice.
- You can add some chilli oil for a kick of heat.
- Increase the garlic if you love more fried garlic in the rice.
- You can store the leftover garlic rice in the fridge in an air-tight container.
- 1 tsp chicken bouillon powder can be swapped with 1 tsp msg or a tablespoon of oyster sauce. If you cannot find chicken powder, smash the regular chicken bouillon into a powder.
- To serve, you can enjoy it on its own or pair it with other main dishes, salads, or soups.
Nutrition
Calories: 602kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 2555mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 418IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 82mg | Iron: 2mg
