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title: "Fried Rice"
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date: 2024-01-10T00:00:00-07:00
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tags: [Chicken, Rice, Fried]
categories: [Chinese]

cuisine: [Sandwich]
course: [Lunch, Dinner]
image: thumbnail.jpg
---

Prep Time: **10 minutes**  
Cook Time: **15 minutes**  
Servings: **4**

Original Link: [Link](https://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-fried-rice-recipe/#wprm-recipe-container-136460)

## Ingredients

- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ginger minced
- 2 green onions sliced and separated
- 1 cup frozen carrots or diced fresh
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 3 1/2 cups cold cooked white rice
- 1 cup chopped cooked chicken or pork or shrimp (optional)
- 4 eggs scrambled
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

## Augmentations

- This tends to be made for two nights so we cook 2 cups of rice.  You can do more if you want.
- You can add Chinese Sausage or frozen shrimp as other proteins

## Instructions

### Step 1

Heat oil in a wok or nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Add in garlic, ginger and the white portion of the green onions. Cook until fragrant.

### Step 2

Add carrots & peas, cook until heated and softened.

### Step 3

Add rice (and protein if using) continue to cook until rice slightly crisped and brown. Don’t stir too much, you do want to get a little bit of caramelization.

### Step 4

Create a opening in the middle of the pan and add eggs.  Cook them till they are scrambled.

### Step 5

Add in soy sauce & sesame oil.

### Step 6

Garnish with remaining green onion and sesame seeds if desired.