Chicken Fried Rice
Make Chicken Fried Rice at home that’s as good as Chinese take-out! It’s easy and delicious when you know about the “secret” ingredient.
Chicken Fried Rice
Although I haven’t had the pleasure of dining on authentic Asian food, I do enjoy our American-ized Asian restaurants, and especially enjoy a really good, well-seasoned fried rice.
The recipe that I’m sharing with you for Chicken Fried Rice is pretty versatile. Instead of chicken, feel free to substitute pork, shrimp, or even tofu to make it a vegetarian meal.
So what’s the secret ingredient? Over New Year’s weekend, we visited with our daughter and new son-in-law and she made a phenomenal fried rice for lunch.
I was so proud because this is the daughter who never liked to cook! She shared her secret ingredient for fried rice with me—FISH SAUCE.
I wasn’t able to find this ingredient at my normal grocery store, so instead I substituted OYSTER SAUCE and the results were pretty darn close.
Allison’s version of fried rice included diced ham—another delicious way to enjoy this dish! She also likes to serves fried rice with a dish of lime slices, sliced scallions, and soy sauce as toppings.
This recipe makes enough for six to eight people, so it’s perfect for a large group or for having leftovers for lunch the next day.
Chicken Fried Rice
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked and chilled jasmine rice
- 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into small bite-size pieces
- 1/2 cup sweet onion, diced
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup carrot matchsticks, roughly chopped
- 3 eggs
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2-1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- green onions, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare jasmine rice according to package directions and chill for at least two hours.
- Preheat a large wok or non-stock skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and diced chicken. Stir fry until meat is cooked through, about 5-7 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside.
- Add another tablespoon olive oil to the hot wok or skillet. Add onion, peas, and carrots and stir fry until crisp tender, about 4-5 minutes. Remove from wok and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, salt, pepper, and cayenne. Add 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to the hot wok or skillet and pour in the egg mixture. Allow eggs to cook for a few seconds, then scramble gently until cooked through. Again, remove from the wok and set aside.
- Add butter to the wok and heat until melted, swirling to coat all sides. Add cold rice to the wok or skillet and allow to cook over medium high heat for 3-4 minutes, or until the bottom layer begins to brown lightly and start to crisp, before stirring. Watch carefully, and do not burn!
- Stir fry the rice for 3-4 minutes, then add the cooked chicken, veggies, and egg. Continue to stir fry until incorporated into the rice. Add the oyster sauce and soy sauce and stir fry until all ingredients are heated through. Serve immediately with additional soy sauce, if desired, and garnish with chopped green onions.
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Makes me think I’ll have to make it!
Totally different ball game between fish sauce and oyster sauce. The latter is loaded with sugar while the fish sauce is loaded with flavor. I don't use soy sauce anymore either, I use liquid aminos (soy alternative). Otherwise, sounds pretty basic, I'm glad you are trying something different, change out the ham for chicken (I watch my salt). Thanks for sharing.