10-minute Egg Fried Rice

First Posted in Nov 2009, updated in Apr 2016.

This 10-minute egg fried rice is an egg-tremely (can’t resist the bad pun) fast and simple dish to whip up using minimal ingredients. My mum used to cook this “emergency fried rice” during fresh food shortages in the pantry, and now so do I too.

More Yummy Fried Rice:

• Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe (above)
• Olive Fried Rice Recipe
• Luncheon Meat (Spam) Fried Rice Recipe

All you need is some overnight refrigerated rice, eggs, garlic, shallots and simple seasonings. You will get a plate of fragrant fried rice that tastes good on its own. And with this base fried rice recipe, you can whip up other fried rice variations (such as prawn and yangzhou fried rice; upcoming recipes).

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10-minute Egg Fried Rice Recipe

Instead of overnight refrigerated rice, you can also use freshly cooked rice which has been refrigerated for a few hours.

Serves: 2

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• 2 servings (about 200 grams) cooked white rice refrigerated overnight for best results
  
• 2 egg lightly beaten & seasoned with 1 tsp of light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp cooking oil
• 5 cloves of garlic minced
• 3 shallots minced
• 1/2 tsp chicken seasoning powder optional; to taste
• 1/2 tsp salt to taste
• chopped spring onions for garnish

Directions:

1. Heat oil in wok. Stir fry garlic & shallots until shallots are soft and translucent.
2. Add rice and use the back of the frying spatula to flatten any rice lumps so that they are separated.
3. Pour egg mixture evenly over the rice and stir fry the rice at high heat until the rice is no longer soggy. Season with chicken seasoning powder and salt, to taste. Garnish with chopped spring onions.

Ingredients Used: chicken seasoning powder • egg • garlic • rice • shallot • soy sauce (light)