Chicken Fried Rice

20 min
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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 tbspoil (, peanut, vegetable or canola)
  • 2eggs (, lightly whisked)
  • 150g(5oz) chicken breast (, finely sliced into small pieces)
  • 2garlic cloves (, minced)
  • 1/2onion (, finely chopped)
  • 120g(4oz) bacon (, excess fat trimmed, chopped (Note 1))
  • 1small carrot* (, peeled and diced 0.75cm / 1/3")
  • 1/2 cupfrozen corn* ((or can or fresh))
  • 1/2 cupfrozen peas*
  • 2 cups(packed) cooked white rice (, day old (Note 2))
  • 3/4 cupgreen onions (, finely sliced)
  • 2.5 tbspChinese cooking wine or Mirin ((Note 3))
  • 1 tbspoyster sauce ((Note 4))
  • 3 tbsplight soy sauce ((Note 5))
  • 1/2 tspsesame oil (, optional)
  • 1/4 tspwhite pepper (, optional)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sauce & chicken: Mix Sauce in a bowl. Pour 2 tsp over chicken, toss to coat, then set aside for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    Cook until bacon is light golden - about 1 1/2 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add vegetables (still frozen is fine). Cook for 1 minute.

  6. 6

    Add chicken and cook until it changes from pink to white - about 1 1/2 minutes.

  7. 7

    Add rice and Sauce ingredients. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring consantly.

  8. 8

    Add egg and green onion, toss through to disperse then remove from heat.

  9. 9

    Serve immediately!