Chicken Fried Rice
type: Recipe
headline: Chicken Fried Rice with Egg, Peas, and Carrot
description: Make chicken fried rice with leftover rice, diced chicken, egg, peas, carrot, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
author: Chinese Food at Home
language: en
recipe cuisine: Chinese
recipe category: Main dish
keywords: chicken, rice, beginner, one-pan
recipe yield: 4 servings
prep time: PT12M
cook time: PT14M
total time: PT26M
recipe ingredient: rice: 4 cups cold cooked rice.
recipe ingredient: chicken: 250 g / 9 oz cooked or raw diced chicken.
recipe ingredient: egg: 2.
recipe ingredient: frozen peas: 1 cup.
recipe ingredient: carrot: 1 small diced (optional).
recipe ingredient: green onion: 3.
recipe ingredient: garlic: 2 cloves (optional).
recipe ingredient: soy sauce: 2 tbsp.
recipe ingredient: toasted sesame oil: 1 tsp (optional).
recipe ingredient: neutral oil: 1 tbsp.
recipe ingredient: white or black pepper: Pinch, optional (optional).
recipe instructions: Prepare cold rice and ingredients
  type: HowToStep
  text: Break up cold cooked rice before cooking so there are no hard clumps. Dice raw chicken small if using, or shred cooked chicken. Beat the eggs and measure peas, carrot, green onion, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and pepper.
recipe instructions: Scramble eggs and remove
  type: HowToStep
  text: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with a little oil. Pour in the beaten eggs and push them gently until just set. Move them to a plate while soft so they do not become rubbery later.
recipe instructions: Cook or warm the chicken
  type: HowToStep
  text: If using raw chicken, add it to the pan and cook until no pink remains and the pieces reach 165 F / 74 C. If using cooked chicken, warm it briefly with garlic until it smells savory.
recipe instructions: Add vegetables and rice
  type: HowToStep
  text: Add peas, carrot if using, and green onion whites. Stir until hot, then add the rice. Spread the rice out and press it lightly against the pan so it heats and separates instead of steaming in a mound.
recipe instructions: Season evenly with soy sauce
  type: HowToStep
  text: Drizzle soy sauce around the edge of the pan and stir immediately. Add the eggs back and break them into pieces. Keep tossing until the rice looks evenly colored and no cold clumps remain.
recipe instructions: Finish and serve hot
  type: HowToStep
  text: Turn off the heat and add sesame oil, pepper, and green onion tops if using. Taste and adjust with a few drops of soy sauce. Serve immediately, because fried rice is best hot and loose.
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about: Cold cooked rice
about: Chicken
about: Peas and carrot
mentions: Day-old rice works best because it is drier and separates in the pan.
mentions: Frozen peas and carrots make the fastest vegetable mix.
mentions: Leftover roast chicken or rotisserie chicken works if added near the end.
mentions: Use shrimp, tofu, ham, or extra egg instead of chicken.
mentions: Use frozen mixed vegetables, bell pepper, corn, or cabbage instead of peas and carrot.
mentions: Use tamari instead of soy sauce if you need a gluten-free version.
mentions: Cold cooked rice: Day-old jasmine rice, Medium-grain rice, Leftover basmati rice. Fresh rice can work if spread on a tray to steam off before frying.
mentions: Chicken: Leftover chicken, Raw diced chicken, Shrimp or tofu. Cook raw chicken before adding rice; leftover chicken only needs reheating.
mentions: Peas and carrot: Frozen mixed vegetables, Bell pepper, Cabbage. Frozen vegetables should go straight into the hot pan so they do not release water in a bowl.

faq
type: FAQPage
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language: en
main entity: Can I use fresh rice for chicken fried rice?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Yes, but spread it out to cool and dry before frying. Day-old rice is easier.
main entity: Can I use leftover chicken?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Yes. Add leftover chicken after the vegetables so it warms without drying out.
main entity: What makes fried rice mushy?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Wet rice, too much sauce, a crowded pan, or low heat can make fried rice mushy.

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