Sinangag, Filipino garlic fried rice

Name: Sinangag, Filipino garlic fried rice
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Filipino
Ingredients: 500g cooked jasmine rice, cold, from the fridge; 8 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 spring onions, sliced; 0.5 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt

Day old rice fried with plenty of golden garlic. The classic partner to any Filipino grill or fried egg.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.55 a head

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

4 servings

Ingredients

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500 gcooked jasmine ricecold, from the fridge
8garlic clovesminced
2 tbspvegetable oil
3spring onionssliced
½ tspblack pepper
1 tspsalt

Method

1
Break up any lumps in the cold rice with your fingers.
2
Heat the oil in a wok over a medium heat. Fry the garlic for 2 minutes, stirring, until pale gold. Do not let it go dark.
2 min
3
Turn the heat to high. Add the rice and stir fry for 5 minutes, until hot all the way through and slightly crisp.
5 min
4
Season with the salt and pepper.
5
Scatter over the spring onion and serve.

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