Chicken Fried Rice
Recipe video above. A fully loaded, completely delicious Chicken Fried Rice! Serve it as a side - or have it as a main! (See here for a classic side dish Fried Rice).
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil, peanut, vegetable or canola
- 2 eggs, lightly whisked
- 150g (5oz) chicken breast, finely sliced into small pieces
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 120g (4oz) bacon, excess fat trimmed, chopped (Note 1)
- 1 small carrot*, peeled and diced 0.75cm / 1/3"
- 1/2 cup frozen corn* (or can or fresh)
- 1/2 cup frozen peas*
- 2 cups (packed) cooked white rice, day old (Note 2)
- 3/4 cup green onions, finely sliced
- 2.5 tbsp Chinese cooking wine or Mirin (Note 3)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce (Note 4)
- 3 tbsp light soy sauce (Note 5)
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil, optional
- 1/4 tsp white pepper, optional
Directions
- 1
- 2
Sauce & chicken: Mix Sauce in a bowl. Pour 2 tsp over chicken, toss to coat, then set aside for 10 minutes.
- 3
Egg: Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add egg and scramble until just cooked (still a touch wet) then remove.
- 4
Fried Rice: Turn heat up to high, add remaining 1/2 tbsp oil and bacon into same skillet. Cook for 1 minute or so until fat starts to melt, then add onion and garlic.
- 5
Cook until bacon is light golden - about 1 1/2 minutes.
- 6
Add vegetables (still frozen is fine). Cook for 1 minute.
- 7
Add chicken and cook until it changes from pink to white - about 1 1/2 minutes.
- 8
Add rice and Sauce ingredients. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring consantly.
- 9
Add egg and green onion, toss through to disperse then remove from heat.
- 10
Serve immediately!