This is the best pork fried rice, super simple to make and always a hit!
Skip the Chinese take-out next time and satisfy your takeout craving with this easy fried rice instead. Fresh and flavorful and comes together in under 20 minutes. Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner.
My Chinese BBQ Pork is absolutely perfect to add to this fried rice. But you can easily use any leftover protein and it makes a hearty meal.
How to make Classic Pork Fried Rice
- In a small bowl whisk soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine (or Sherry) and sugar until combined.
- Heat a wok or skillet on high heat. Add vegetable oil, onions and carrots cook 2-3 minutes add garlic and cook another minute. Push all the veggies to one side and add the whisked egg on the other side. Using a spatula move the eggs around just until cooked. Mix them in with the veggies.
- Add in the pork (my Chinese BBQ pork) and mix. Add in the cold rice and sauce mix until combined. Cook about 5-6 minutes stirring every minute or so.
- Add in the peas and salt and pepper and mix until combined. Mix in sesame oil if desired.
This fried rice is perfect as the star of your meal or an amazing side dish. I just need a bowl and a spoon and I’m in heaven!
Looking for more better than take out recipes?
- Chinese BBQ Pork
- Slow Cooker Chinese Spare Ribs
- Mongolian Beef
- Chicken Fried Rice
- Shrimp with Hot Garlic Sauce
Classic Pork Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Chinese shaoxing cooking wine or dry sherry
- 1 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup diced white onion
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 3 eggs lightly whisked
- 2 cups diced Chinese BBQ Pork
- 3 cups Jasmine or long grain cooked rice day old is best
- 1 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil optional
Instructions
In a small bowl whisk soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine (or Sherry) and sugar until combined.
- Heat a wok or skillet on high heat. Add vegetable oil and onion and carrots cook 2-3 minutes add garlic and cook another minute. Push all the veggies to one side and add the whisked egg on the other side. Using a spatula move the eggs around just until cooked. Mix them in with the veggies.
- Add in the pork and mix. Add in the cold rice and sauce mix until combined. Cook about 5-6 minutes stirring every minute or so.
Add in the peas, salt and pepper and mix until combined. Mix in sesame oil if desired.
Recipe Notes
You can get BBQ pork at your local grocery store usually in the deli section. Or you can make my Chinese Pork Recipe linked above
Sybil -Tina Thompson -Rawlins says
May 1, 2019 at 11:42 pmLove this recipe, I added two stalks of celery and used Bacon in place of pork 😋
Wendie says
May 2, 2019 at 1:43 amOh fantastic Sybil! I’m so glad you loved it and what a great substitute for the pork. Thanks for coming back here to share that with me 🙂
Kelly says
January 10, 2019 at 3:59 pmI would love to have PF Rice, but it’s made with eggs and I have an egg allergy. Is there another ingredient I can use in place of eggs?
Wendie says
January 10, 2019 at 6:34 pmYou could just leave it out and it would still be delicious. But you also might look at the egg substitutes in the egg section at your local grocery store. Hope this helps Kelly 🙂