Fried rice is a common dish you can find anywhere in the world it is a combination of rice, veggies, and sometimes prawns that are sautéed and seasoned with some incredible spices, learn more about this popular delicacy in the subsequent sections. Here you will discover ideas to help you correctly combine the ingredients in your fried rice if you would love to have it homemade.

Spicy Chicken Fried Rice Ingredients

1. Garnish. Chopped peppers, spicy chilli flakes, sliced green onions

2. Rice. Chilled – day-old rice is best for this recipe – use long grain or medium grain.

3. Chicken. Use chicken breast or chicken thighs.

4. Chili Paste. Use your favourite, or try my homemade chilli paste recipe

5. Oil and Butter. Vegetable oil is good, or use toasted sesame oil for great flavour. Olive oil is fine to use.

6. Eggs. Scrambled.

7. Flavor Builders. Soy sauce, fish sauce, sriracha.

8. Sesame oil: Toasted sesame oil would be preferable.

Tips for Making Best Friend Rice 

Ok, let’s get right to it. Here are the important things I have learned over the years about how to make the best-fried rice.

1. Use cold rice: Prepare ahead of time and use cooked rice that has been completely cooled. 

2. Apply butter: Butter, indeed. Everything browns precisely and tastes so much better as a result. 

3. Add vegetables: Besides adding lovely splashes of colour, vegetables greatly enhance the taste and appearance of fried rice. 

4. Use oyster sauce and toasted sesame oil: Your fried rice will still taste excellent even if you omit the oyster sauce if you don’t like shellfish. 

5. Use high heat: This will assist the rice and vegetables to brown and fry properly, as well as keep the rice from steaming in the pan rather than frying.

Allow the rice to brown if you want your rice to be slightly crispy, allow it to sit for a little while you keep stirring to allow the rice to brown slightly on the bottom.

Using a nonstick skillet also makes a big difference in preventing the rice from sticking to the pan’s bottom. Don’t be scared to add additional soy sauce at the end. 

Homemade Fried Rice Recipe

Now, let’s discuss the ingredients. In order to prepare this fried rice dish, check out this amazing list.

1. Cooked, chilled rice: Any variety of brown or white rice will work. Just make sure that before adding it to your hot pan, it is cooked and properly cooled (in a sealed container in the refrigerator). 

2  Eggs: Which add great flavour, texture and protein.

3. Carrots, onions, green onions and peas: 

4. Garlic: Freshly minced.

5. Soy sauce: I add less if you’re using traditional soy sauce.

6. Oyster sauce: This is a major flavour booster in fried rice and it doesn’t taste like oysters. 

7. Toasted sesame oil: The finishing touch in this recipe. 

8. Butter: Use it to stir and fry rice.

How to Make Fried Rice

To make this homemade fried rice recipe, simply:

1. Scramble eggs: In a large sauté pan, scramble several eggs, breaking them into little pieces as you go, using a small dollop of butter. After that, move the eggs to a different platter and put it away.

2. Sauté veggies and garlic: Put the skillet back on the stove and continue to sauté the garlic, onions, carrots and peas until they are tender and fully cooked.

3. Stir fry rice: Then turn the burner to high heat. Scooch the veggies over to one side of the pan, melt the remaining butter in the other half, and add the chilled rice, soy sauce, and oyster sauce. After mixing the rice with the vegetables, sauté it for a further three minutes, stirring every fifteen to twenty seconds, or until you see a light browning of the rice and vegetables.

4. Take the pan off of the hob: Add your scrambled eggs, sesame oil, and green onions and stir. Taste and season. After tasting the rice, adjust the seasoning with more sesame oil or soy sauce, salt, and pepper as needed. Present-day Plate it and serve it warm after that!

Fried Rice Variations 

When it comes to creating your own homemade fried rice, the possibilities are endless. Don’t be afraid to be creative and utilise whatever leftover items you might have on hand. Having said so, here are different varieties you can choose.

1. Chicken Fried Rice: One option is to prepare your fried rice first and then sear some chicken in a different sauté pan. Next, chop or shred and mix into your fried rice. Alternatively, you can just keep shredding a rotisserie chicken as a quick fix. 

2. Pork Fried Rice: In the meantime, prepare your fried rice and sear a boneless pork chop in a separate sauté pan. Next, chop and mix with your rice.

3. Beef Fried Rice: While preparing your fried rice, brown ground meat or steak in a separate sauté pan. Next, chop or crumble and mix into your rice.

4. Shrimp Fried Rice: Preheat a second sauté pan and cook half a pound of raw, peeled prawns while preparing your fried rice. When the rice is ready, add the prawns.

5. Vegetable Fried Rice: Fried rice is a terrific way to enjoy any vegetable that can be stir-fried! Simply sauté the garlic, onions, carrots, and peas while cooking. Once combined with the fried rice, stir.

6. Kimchi Fried Rice: Fried rice gets a significant taste boost from fresh kimchi. Kimchi fried rice is as simple as chopping and stirring it in.

7. Pineapple Fried Rice: Fried rice from China or Thailand may traditionally include fresh pineapple. Simply cut and mix to blend.

For a healthier twist, feel free to use cooked brown rice in this recipe instead of white rice.