Garlic Fried Rice (5 ingredients & 10 minutes)
This Garlic Fried Rice is so simple, quick and easy, yet fragrant and tasty. The best part is you will only need 5 main ingredients and 10 minutes to put it together. Serve it with other savory dishes for dinner or enjoy it as a delicious vegan fried rice.
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 284kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked rice (day-old, refrigerated)
- 1/8 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons roughly chopped white parts of scallions
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- In a shallow plate (or mixing bowl), mix rice with turmeric powder, salt, soy sauce and 1/2-1 tablespoon of oil. While doing this, use your fingers to break up the rice.
- Place a wok or pan over medium heat and add about 1 tablespoon of oil. Once the oil is hot, add chopped garlic. Stir and cook over gentle heat for a minute until fragrant. Move the garlic around constantly and be careful to not burn the garlic.
- Add the chopped white parts of scallions to the pan. Continue to stir and cook for another minute until fragrant and some of the garlic pieces just start to turn golden. Adjust the heat as needed to avoid burning the garlic.
- Add rice to the pan and increase the heat to medium-high. Stir and toss constantly for 1-2 minutes until rice is coated with oil, the inside is heated through and the outside is still firm/crisp. Cook for another 30-60 seconds if you want softer rice.
- Sprinkle black pepper over rice. Turn off the heat and transfer to serving bowls or plates immediately.
Notes
This recipe can serve up to 3 light eaters. If you need to cook for more people, it's still best to fry rice in small batches to get good textures. I prefer jasmine rice for this recipe.
Feel free to customize your garlic fried rice by adding some other ingredients such as finely diced carrots and green peas. Just make sure you cook them separately first and add them back with the rice later.
You can put some soy sauce on the side to drizzle over the rice when eating if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 462mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg