Chicken Fried Rice
A delicious Chicken Fried Rice recipe made with marinated chicken, vegetables, and flavorful sauces.
Equipment
- wok
Ingredients
For the chicken and marinade
- 8 ounces chicken breast about 1 large, diced into ½-inch cubes
- 1 teaspoon light soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon oil
You’ll also need
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce or to taste
- 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon white pepper or to taste
- 5 cups cooked rice
- 3 tablespoons canola oil divided
- 2 eggs eggs beaten
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 cup fresh mung bean sprouts
- 1 scallion scallion chopped
- 1 tablespoon shaoxing wine
Instructions
Instructions
- Combine the chicken and marinade ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the hot water, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, and white pepper. Set aside.
- Take your cooked rice and fluff it with a fork or your hands. If using cold rice, break up clumps.
- Heat the wok over medium high heat and add 1 tablespoon of oil. Scramble the eggs until just done. Remove and set aside.
- Heat the wok until smoking, spread another tablespoon oil, and sear the marinated chicken for 20 seconds. Stir-fry until about 80% done. Remove and set aside.
- Add the final tablespoon of oil and sauté the onions until translucent. Add the rice and break up clumps. Stir-fry until warmed up, about 5 minutes.
- Once warmed, add the sauce mixture and mix until rice is coated. Add chicken and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add the eggs, bean sprouts, and scallions, and stir-fry for another 30 seconds.
- Gather rice in the middle of the wok. Spread the Shaoxing wine around the perimeter and stir-fry for another 20 seconds. Serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1portionCalories: 327kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 15gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 735mgPotassium: 265mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 4.5mgCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.9mg
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