Garlic Ginger Fried Rice
type: Recipe
headline: Garlic Ginger Fried Rice for Leftover Rice
description: Use leftover rice, eggs, frozen vegetables, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce for a flexible Chinese-style fried rice recipe.
author: Chinese Food at Home
language: en
recipe cuisine: Chinese
recipe category: Main dish
keywords: leftovers, quick, vegetarian, budget
recipe yield: 2 servings
prep time: PT10M
cook time: PT10M
total time: PT20M
recipe ingredient: rice: 3 cups cooked and chilled.
recipe ingredient: egg: 2 large.
recipe ingredient: frozen peas: 1 cup.
recipe ingredient: carrot: 1 medium (optional).
recipe ingredient: green onion: 2.
recipe ingredient: garlic: 2 cloves.
recipe ingredient: ginger: 1 tsp grated (optional).
recipe ingredient: soy sauce: 2 tbsp.
recipe ingredient: toasted sesame oil: 1 tsp (optional).
recipe instructions: Break up the rice
  type: HowToStep
  text: Use cold rice if possible. Break up clumps before it reaches the pan.
recipe instructions: Cook eggs and aromatics
  type: HowToStep
  text: Scramble eggs, then add garlic, ginger, and vegetables.
recipe instructions: Fry hot
  type: HowToStep
  text: Add rice and soy sauce. Stir-fry until the rice is hot and separate. Finish with green onion and sesame oil.
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about: Cooked rice
about: Frozen peas
about: Soy sauce
mentions: Day-old jasmine or basmati rice works better than fresh rice.
mentions: Frozen peas and carrots make this reliable year-round.
mentions: Use any small diced vegetable that cooks quickly.
mentions: Tamari works instead of soy sauce for a gluten-free version if the other ingredients are gluten-free.
mentions: Cooked rice: Day-old jasmine rice, Basmati rice, Fresh rice spread out to steam off. Cold rice is easiest. Fresh rice can work if it is cooked slightly firm and cooled uncovered.
mentions: Frozen peas: Frozen peas and carrots, Diced bell pepper, Corn. Small vegetables work best because they heat through before the rice dries out.
mentions: Soy sauce: Tamari, Light soy sauce, Coconut aminos. Coconut aminos are sweeter, so taste before adding extra sugar or sweet sauce.
suitable for diet: https://schema.org/VegetarianDiet

faq
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main entity: Can I make fried rice with fresh rice?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Yes. Spread fresh rice on a tray for 10 to 15 minutes so steam escapes, then fry in a hot pan.
main entity: Which pan works best for fried rice?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: A wok is useful, but a wide skillet works well if you avoid overcrowding and let the rice contact the hot surface.
main entity: Can this fried rice be vegetarian?
  type: Question
  accepted answer: Answer
    text: Yes. Use eggs and vegetables, and choose vegetarian sauces such as soy sauce or tamari.

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