Description
This version of a typical Chinese restaurant pork fried rice will have you skipping the takeout line in favor of a quick and delicious home-cooked alternative.
Ingredients
Scale
Make Ahead:
- 4 cups cooked long grain white rice, allow to chill completely before using
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
- 1 cup carrot, finely diced carrot
- 1 shallot or small onion finely diced
- 1 cup BBQ pork, finely diced (char siu style, which can be found in most grocery stores)
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 or 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced
- 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 2 eggs, beaten and cooked
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Green onion, sliced, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat large skillet over medium heat. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter, then add shallot/onion and carrot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until carrots are slightly tender. Stir in pork, peas and garlic and cook for about 1 minute more.
- Increase the heat of the skillet to medium high. Move the ingredients in the skillet to one side. Add butter to the other side and melt, then add the rice, soy sauce and fish sauce. Stir to combine all ingredients. Let cook over medium high for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Remove skillet from heat and mix in egg and sesame oil. Garnish with green onion if desired and serve.