Chahan Japanese egg fried rice

Name: Chahan Japanese egg fried rice
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300g cooked rice, cold; 2 eggs, beaten; 100g ham, diced; 3 spring onions, sliced; 1 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 tbsp tamari (gluten free); 1 tsp sesame oil; 0.25 tsp white pepper

Fluffy fried rice with egg, ham and spring onion. A fast supper made from leftover rice.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.65 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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300 gcooked ricecold
2eggsbeaten
100 ghamdiced
3spring onionssliced
1 tbspsunflower oil
1 tbsptamari (gluten free)
1 tspsesame oil
¼ tspwhite pepper

Method

1
Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat until just smoking.
2
Pour in the egg and stir for 15 seconds until barely set.
0 min 15 s
3
Add the cold rice and press it flat. Stir and toss for 3 minutes, breaking up any clumps.
3 min
4
Add the ham and cook for 1 minute.
1 min
5
Splash in the tamari around the edge of the wok so it sizzles, then add the sesame oil, pepper and spring onion.
6
Toss for 30 seconds and serve.

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