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 skilleton high heat. Add vegetable oil, onions and carrots cook for 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!
3cupsJasmine or long grain cooked riceday old is best
1teaspoonsalt plus more to taste
1/2teaspoonpepper
1cupfrozen peas
1teaspoonsesame oiloptional
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.
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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
Great Recipe; I use peanut oil rather than vegetable oil, more flavor to the rice.
Wendie
Yes if you want to use frozen peas and carrot mix. Add them when you would add the frozen peas.
Jen
Can you use frozen peas and carrot mix? If you have tried it that way, do you still add them at the time you have indicated above in which you add the peas? I hope I am making sense! Lol
Wendie
Yay Crissy! Im so glad you loved it 🙂
Crissy
This was delicious! I used green onion instead of white and added the sesame oil to the whisked eggs! Perfect fried rice!
Wendie
Oh 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 🙂
Sybil -Tina Thompson -Rawlins
Love this recipe, I added two stalks of celery and used Bacon in place of pork 😋
Wendie
You 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 🙂
Kelly
I 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?
Fantastic John, so glad you liked it 🙂
Great Recipe; I use peanut oil rather than vegetable oil, more flavor to the rice.
Yes if you want to use frozen peas and carrot mix. Add them when you would add the frozen peas.
Can you use frozen peas and carrot mix? If you have tried it that way, do you still add them at the time you have indicated above in which you add the peas? I hope I am making sense! Lol
Yay Crissy! Im so glad you loved it 🙂
This was delicious! I used green onion instead of white and added the sesame oil to the whisked eggs! Perfect fried rice!
Oh 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 🙂
Love this recipe, I added two stalks of celery and used Bacon in place of pork 😋
You 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 🙂
I 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?