Egg fried rice

Name: Egg fried rice
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300g long grain rice, cooked and cooled, from about 130 g dry; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 eggs, beaten; 100g frozen peas; 4 spring onions, sliced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp sesame oil

Proper takeaway-style fried rice made with cold cooked rice, egg and peas. Ready in 10 minutes.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.55 a head

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 glong grain ricecooked and cooled, from about 130 g dry
2 tbspvegetable oil
3eggsbeaten
100 gfrozen peas
4spring onionssliced
2garlic clovescrushed
2 tbsplight soy sauce
1 tspsesame oil

Method

1
Break up any clumps in the cold rice with your fingers.
2
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over a high heat. Pour in the eggs and scramble for 30 seconds until just set, then tip onto a plate.
0 min 30 s
3
Add the remaining oil, garlic and white parts of the spring onions and stir-fry for 30 seconds.
4
Add the rice and peas and stir-fry for 3 minutes until piping hot.
3 min
5
Return the egg, add the soy sauce and sesame oil and toss for 1 minute.
6
Scatter with the green spring onion and serve at once.

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