Fast fried rice
Prep:
5 mins
Cook:
10 mins
This one pan fried rice uses up your vegetables and rice easily and makes a fabulous take away in minutes.
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 egg, beaten
2 rashers bacon, chopped
175g mushrooms, sliced
200g frozen peas
1 garlic clove, crushed
198g tinned sweetcorn with peppers, drained
Small knob of fresh root ginger, grated
2 tsp dark soy sauce, plus extra to serve
1 tsp sugar
250g cooked basmati rice
1 chili, deseeded and finely sliced (optional as garnish)
Fresh coriander leaves, roughly torn as garnish, optional
Cook the rice according to the instructions, drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a frying pan, then tip in the egg.
Leave to set for 1 minute, swirling every now and again, then tip it out using a spatula and finely slice. Set aside.
Add the bacon and mushrooms to the pan and fry until golden, about 3 minutes.
Add the peas, garlic ginger and sweetcorn with peppers, then cook for 2 minutes.
Mix the soy sauce and sugar together.
Turn up the heat, add the cooked rice to the pan, heat through, then splash in the sweet soy sauce.
Stir through the egg and serve straight away, with more soy sauce if desired and top with a chilli slice and coriander leaf if using for garnish.
Serves
2
Preparation Time
5 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Main ingredients
Pork, Vegetables, Rice
Recipe Type
Dinner, Budget, Easy, Left Overs
Cuisine
Asian
Level of Difficulty
Easy