Chicken Fried Rice
A delicious Chicken Fried Rice recipe packed with flavor, featuring tender chicken and vibrant vegetables.
Equipment
- Wok or Skillet
Ingredients
Oil and Eggs
- 2 tablespoon oil peanut, vegetable or canola
- 2 large eggs lightly whisked
Meats and Vegetables
- 150 g chicken breast finely sliced into small pieces
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ medium onion finely chopped
- 120 g bacon excess fat trimmed, chopped
- 1 small carrot peeled and diced 0.75cm / ⅓″
- ½ cup frozen corn or canned or fresh
- ½ cup frozen peas
Sauce
- 2.5 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine or Mirin
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoon light soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil optional
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Mix Sauce in a bowl. Pour 2 teaspoon over chicken, toss to coat, then set aside for 10 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add egg and scramble until just cooked (still a touch wet) then remove.
- Turn heat up to high, add remaining ½ tablespoon oil and bacon into same skillet. Cook for 1 minute or so until fat starts to melt, then add onion and garlic.
- Cook until bacon is light golden – about 1 ½ minutes.
- Add vegetables (still frozen is fine). Cook for 1 minute.
- Add chicken and cook until it changes from pink to white – about 1 ½ minutes.
- Add rice and Sauce ingredients. Cook for 1 ½ minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add egg and green onion, toss through to disperse then remove from heat.
- Serve immediately!
Notes
Substitute items marked with * with any dice-able, stir-fry-able vegetables of choice! Bacon adds terrific flavour to fried rice and can be substituted with ham.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 441kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 21gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 126mgSodium: 1167mgPotassium: 501mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 3043IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg
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