Egg Fried Rice with Sweet Soy Sauce

Another benefit of this egg fried rice is that you likely have many of these simple, pretty darn healthy ingredients already on hand.

Ingredient Notes:

• Sweet Soy Sauce: This is super quick sauce that comes together with pantry ingredients while you make everything else in a large skillet. See recipe below.

• Broccoli and carrots – Finely chop these all to the same size. You could also use asparagus, sugar snap peas, or green beans.
• Garlic cloves – Use the jarred pre-minced kind as a time saver.
• Cooked brown rice – For best texture, cook the rice ahead of time (try our Instant Pot Brown Rice) and let it get cold in the fridge. For a shortcut, grab Uncle Ben’s Ready Rice from the store. You can also replace all or part of the rice with cooked, drained cauliflower rice or white rice.

How to Make Fried Rice with Egg

The full, printable recipe is below, but here’s the basic method for this easy fried rice so you can see the process.

Make Sauce

Add all the sauce ingredients to a small pot. Warm over medium-low heat and make sure it doesn’t boil over. Keep warm while moving to next steps.

Add the eggs to a small mixing bowl or glass measuring cup and whisk until beaten. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large (12-inch) non-stick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmery. Pour in the beaten eggs. Cook for 2 minutes or until set, stirring frequently and breaking up the eggs into small pieces. Remove to a plate and set aside.

Wipe pan out and add 1 tablespoon more of oil to pan. Once the oil is hot, saute the broccoli and carrots until tender, about 4-6 minutes, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper as they cook. Add the garlic and stir for 1 minute.

Turn the heat to low. Gently stir in the peas, rice, and eggs. Drizzle about 3/4ths of the sauce over the rice and toss to combine. Taste and add more, if desired. Stir until everything is warmed through and serve.

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Egg Fried Rice with Sweet Soy Sauce

This easy egg fried rice recipe is healthy, inexpensive, and better than some of your favorite takeout! It’s so tasty that it made it into our first cookbook and readers tell us they cook it regularly for their families. Freezing instructions included.

5 from 13 votes

Yield: 6 servings (1 1/2 cups)

Prep Time:15 minutes mins

Cook Time:20 minutes mins

Total Time:35 minutes mins

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Ingredients

 

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For Sweet Soy Sauce:

• ▢ 1/4 cup soy sauce (plus more to taste)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons brown sugar (sub: pure maple syrup; add more if you want it sweeter.)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ▢ 1 tablespoon dried minced onion
• ▢ pinch red pepper flakes
• ▢ 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil (Optional)

For Fried Rice:

• ▢ 2 tablespoons avocado oil (divided; sub: olive oil)
• ▢ 6 large eggs
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups broccoli (finely chopped )
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups carrots (finely chopped )
• ▢ salt and pepper (to taste)
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• ▢ 1/2 cup frozen peas
• ▢ 4 cups brown rice (cooked and cold; see cooking notes for more details)

Instructions

 

1. Note before beginning: This recipe goes fast once you start cooking. Be sure to cook and refrigerate the rice ahead of time, beat the eggs, and pre-chop the veggies. Have them waiting next to the skillet.
2. Make Sauce: Add all the sauce ingredients to a small pot. Warm over medium-low heat until butter melts. Keep warm over low heat while moving to next steps.
3. Cook Eggs: Add the eggs to a small mixing bowl or glass measuring cup and whisk until beaten. Heat 1-2 tablespoons oil in a large (12-inch) skillet (preferably non-stick) over medium-high heat until shimmery. Pour in the beaten eggs. Cook for 2 minutes or until set, stirring frequently and breaking up the eggs into small pieces. Remove to a plate and set aside.
4. Saute Veggies: Wipe pan out and add 1-2 tablespoons more oil to pan. Once the oil is shimmery, saute the broccoli and carrots until tender, about 4-6 minutes, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper as they cook. Add the garlic and stir for 1 minute. 
5. Combine: Turn down the heat to medium. Gently stir in the peas, rice, and eggs. Drizzle the sauce over the rice and toss to combine. Cook undisturbed for 2-3 minutes to "fry" the rice. Stir once more and cook an additional 2-3 minutes.
6. Serve: Taste and add more salt and pepper or soy sauce, if desired. Stir until everything is warmed through and serve.

Freezer Instructions

Freeze For Later: Prepare as directed, fully cool, and then freeze flat in a gallon-sized freezer bag or in individual freezer containers with lids.

Prepare From Frozen: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight or thaw in the microwave using the defrost setting in a microwave-safe bowl. Warm gently in the microwave or over low heat in a skillet, stirring occasionally.

Notes/Tips

• For best texture cook the rice ahead of time and let it get cold in the fridge. You can also replace all or part of the rice with cooked, drained cauliflower rice or white rice.
• Adding Chicken or Shrimp: If you’d like to add in chicken or shrimp, I’d advise to double the Sweet Soy Sauce. Chop about 1 pound of chicken or shrimp into small bite-sized pieces. Before Step 1, saute your protein in 1-2 tablespoons hot oil over medium high heat until cooked through. Season with a little salt and pepper while it cooks. Set aside, wipe out the pan, and follow Steps 1-3. Stir in your cooked protein during Step 4.
• Gluten-Free Version: Use coconut aminos or Tamari gluten-free soy sauce in place of the soy sauce. You will likely need to add extra salt if using coconut aminos.
• Dairy-Free Version: Use vegan butter or coconut oil in place of the butter.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5 cups | Calories: 338 kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 42 g (14%) | Protein: 12 g (24%) | Fat: 14 g (22%) | Cholesterol: 174 mg (58%) | Sodium: 641 mg (28%) | Fiber: 5 g (21%) | Sugar: 8 g (9%)

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Author: Rachel Tiemeyer

Photos and video by Whitney Reist of Sweet Cayenne.