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Easy Fried Rice with crispy bacon, fluffy eggs and a nice kick of garlic. Better than take out and so easy to make!
Why go out when you can have the best fried rice right at home, fresh and steaming hot right that tastes just like Chinese fried rice. Perfect for when you have leftover rice OR make it quick from scratch! Use a skillet or a wok!
FRIED RICE
Possibly the most ordered meal or side on the menu at any take out restaurant, Fried Rice is loved by people all around the world. Adding crispy bacon to it makes it so good, you won’t want to order in after trying it out!
Most recipes stick to just soy sauce as a flavour base, but through the years of making it, I have found the BEST flavour combination to be made of just four extra ingredients:
- Oyster sauce
- Hoisin sauce
- Sesame oil
- Butter — YES!
Try our cauliflower fried rice for a low carb version!
HOW TO MAKE FRIED RICE
There’s no need to feel intimidated making fried rice. It’s so easy, even I can do it! With a few simple tips and ingredients, you’ll be cooking it up in your kitchen like a pro!
Fry your bacon first to get it all nice and crispy.
Scramble your eggs in the same pan. You can choose to scramble them right in the leftover bacon grease or wipe the pan over first with paper towel before adding in your eggs.
Throw the eggs on the same plate your bacon is on and proceed to make your fried rice stress free for the next 5 minutes.
INGREDIENTS FOR FRIED RICE
You are a handful of ingredients from making the best rice!
- Bacon (you can also use ham if you have any leftovers)
- Eggs
- Peanut oil (optional — brings out a delicious authentic Asian flavour and is great for frying at high-heat)
- Veggies: onion, carrots and peas — you can also add in diced red peppers/capsicum and corn.
- Garlic — there is a good kick in this recipe which sets it apart. Omit if you don’t like garlic.
- Rice
WHICH RICE IS BEST?
Day old long grain or Jasmine rice (white or brown) is ideal, BUT you don’t need to have pre-cooked rice in your refrigerator waiting to be turned into fried rice. You can cook rice as you normally would: usually 4 cups water to 2 cups dry rice over stove top OR use a rice cooker following manufacturers instructions.
Spread rice out evenly on one or two large baking sheets, pans or trays, cover loosely with paper towel and refrigerate for 30 minutes. For an even faster option, throw it in the freezer for about 15 minutes until chilled (not frozen)!
WHY CAN’T WE USE FRESH COOKED RICE?
Fresh rice does not fry well and instead turns into mushy, sticky rice. Not what you want when serving it for dinner.
What to serve with fried rice?
Sesame Beef
Teriyaki Chicken
Honey Garlic Pork Chops
Kung Pao Chicken
Sesame Salmon In Foil
Mongolian Beef
Roasted Asian Glazed Chicken
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Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 4 ounces bacon diced
- 4 eggs large, whisked
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil or olive oil, divided
- 2 carrots medium, diced
- 1 onion diced
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup frozen peas thawed
- 4 cups cooked rice chilled rice, white or brown rice
- 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
- 1 tablespoon green onions sliced as garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Fry bacon in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp and browned. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate with paper towel. Set aside.
- Wipe pan over with a paper towel and heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add the eggs and scramble until fully cooked. Transfer to the plate with bacon and keep warm.
- Heat remaining oil in the pan. Add carrots and onion to the pan and cook until tender, (about 3-4 minutes). Stir in garlic and cook for an additional minute until fragrant.
- Add in the cold rice and peas and cook for 3-4 minutes until the rice begins to soften.
- Add the eggs back into the pan. Stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce, butter, sesame oil and hoisin sauce. Cook for 1-2 minutes to melt butter and heat the sauce through the rice.
- Garnish with green onions and serve.ENJOY!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This is the best fried rice recipe I have found anywhere.
Best fried rice recipe I’ve tried. Absolutely fool proof. Love it, I’ll be making this one again
All around excellent.
Karina, You’ve done it again!!!! That fried rice was ‘da bomb’. I can’t stop thinking about it.😉 The bacon……genious! Thank goodness I have enough for another day. I’m guarding it with my life, maybe I should just hide it!lol
I never order “out” EVER!!!
Awesome recipe. Best fried rice I’ve ever made.
Thank you for sharing the info about using day-old rice, that’s always been my mistake with fried rice. Absolutely amazing recipe, my family all commented that it was better than take away from the Chinese restaurant.
Hi can you tell me if it’s a 15ml or 20ml tablespoon? Thanks 😊
So great to find an Aussie recipe! I threw in some cocktail prawns for extra umpf! And served with honey soy kebabs. Loved it, thank you.
Can’t wait to try it! Karina, I love your recipes. I used to do what you do, but without so much fanfare and flare. Your cooking skills are spot-on, and your videographer and photographer are the best! It’s a photo-video feast as well as a culinary feast. I want to make and watch and taste at the same time! Keep going. You’re the best! Hope you remain safe down in your beautiful country!
I made this Fried Rice and we fell in love . It’s so easy to make and delicious too .it is a favorite go to meal. I will definitely be making it my go to recipe for Fried Rice. 5+ stars.