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
Sauce & chicken: Mix Sauce in a bowl. Pour 2 tsp over chicken, toss to coat, then set aside for 10 minutes.
- 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
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
Cook until bacon is light golden - about 1 1/2 minutes.
- 5
Add vegetables (still frozen is fine). Cook for 1 minute.
- 6
Add chicken and cook until it changes from pink to white - about 1 1/2 minutes.
- 7
Add rice and Sauce ingredients. Cook for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring consantly.
- 8
Add egg and green onion, toss through to disperse then remove from heat.
- 9
Serve immediately!