Chinese fried rice

July 24, 2017 (Last Updated: July 26, 2017)
Chinese fried rice

A quick and easy recipe for everyone’s favourite Chinese fried rice. 

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Chinese fried rice

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 10ml (2 tsp) sunflower oil
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) peanut or sunflower oil
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 boneless chicken breast, chopped
  • 3 Chinese pork sausages, optional
  • 250g prawns or shrimps
  • 1 bunch spring onions, sliced
  • 100g frozen peas
  • 100g unsalted cashew nuts, optional
  • 800g jasmine rice, cooked
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) sesame oil
  • 30ml (2 tbsp) soy sauce
  • 5ml (1 tsp) sugar
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) fresh coriander, chopped
  • 100g bean sprouts

Instructions

1

Heat the sunflower oil in a pan and pour in the eggs. Make a thin omelette and transfer to a plate. Once cool, chop the omelette into small pieces and set aside.

2

Heat the peanut oil in a wok or large frying pan and fry the ginger and chicken for 2 minutes. Add the sausages, prawns, spring onions, peas and cashew nuts. Stir-fry for 3 – 4 minutes. Add the rice and mix gently to combine.

3

Add the sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, coriander, bean sprouts and omelette pieces. Cook until heated through, about 1 – 2 minutes.

4

Serve hot with additional soy sauce if desired.

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