Description
This Chinese Chicken Fried Rice recipe is a quick and easy dish that delivers savory and fluffy fried rice packed with juicy chicken, eggs, peas, carrots, garlic, and shallots. Ready in just 30 minutes, it’s perfect for a delicious dinner or lunch.
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade:
- 1 teaspoon regular soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing Cooking Wine or Dry Sherry Wine
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons regular soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
- 1/8 teaspoon white or black pepper
Main Ingredients:
- 4 1/2 cups cooked jasmine rice (day-old)
- 1/2 lb skinless, boneless chicken thighs (thinly sliced)
- 1 shallot (finely chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3/4 cup carrot (finely diced)
- 1/2 cup peas (frozen)
- 3 eggs (beaten)
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil or neutral-tasting oil
Instructions
- Marinate Chicken: Marinate sliced chicken with Chicken Marinade ingredients for 5 minutes.
- Prepare Sauce: Pre-mix Sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Cook Chicken: Fry marinated chicken in a hot wok until fully cooked. Set aside.
- Sauté Aromatics: Fry garlic and shallots, then add peas and carrots. Push to the side.
- Scramble Eggs: Cook eggs in the wok, then mix with other ingredients.
- Add Rice: Toss rice with ingredients, then add chicken.
- Finish: Pour sauce around the rice, mix until colored brown, and serve.
Notes
- This recipe uses 1 1/2 measuring cups of UNCOOKED jasmine rice made the night before and refrigerated.
- You can cook the rice on a stovetop following specific instructions provided.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop, Wok
- Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 462 kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 175mg
