House Special Fried Rice
Fried rice is one of my favorite foods! I love it so much and crave it frequently. If we order it at a Chinese restaurant, I usually get the house special fried rice made with beef, shrimp, pork and chicken. There’s never enough protein and vegetables to make it a main dish, so I set out to make it myself with a healthier twist. This quick stir-fry has 35 grams of protein per serving, plus the cauliflower adds a healthy dose of veggies. For more of my favorite fried rice recipes, try my Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe, Low-Carb Cauliflower Fried Rice, or Vegetarian Asian Edamame Fried Rice.
Ingredients:
You can use any leftover rice to make this easy fried rice recipe. I prefer brown rice since I conveniently always have frozen brown rice (I love Trader Joe’s) in my freezer. I even sneaks in some cauliflower rice for added veggies that no one can pick out. And good news – my cauliflower-adverse husband never realized. It’s also loaded with shrimp, steak, and chicken, plus egg for protein.
Day-old rice, or frozen such as brown rice, white rice, long grain rice or jasmine rice. Any vegetables you have in your fridge, such as riced cauliflower, peas, carrots, etc. Add protein, here I used a combo of shrimp, steak, chicken and eggs. Switch it up and use salmon, or keep it vegetarian with tofu and edamame. Add flavor with soy sauce or low-sodium soy sauce and sesame oil Add aromatics such as garlic, scallions (green onions), or onions and ginger. Spice it up with Sriracha.
How To Make Fried Rice
Fried Rice Sauce:
To make a simple yet flavorful sauce for fried rice, this is my go-to:
soy sauce rice vinegar sesame oil serve the rice with sriracha if you prefer it spicy
Easy Fried Rice Variations:
If you don’t have frozen rice, you can cook your own. Thoroughly refrigerate it before making the fried rice – cold rice fries better than warm rice. White, jasmine or black rice will work here too. Gluten-free: Use tamari or coconut aminos instead of soy sauce. Simplify: If you don’t want to use all three proteins, skip one and double up on another. Vegetables: Add in some frozen peas or bell pepper for an extra veggie. Make it vegetarian by omitting the meat and swapping in tofu and edamame like my edamame fried rice. Make it low-carb by swapping the rice for veggie rice like this cauliflower fried rice recipe. Cajun: for a fun twist, make this Cajun Fried Rice with andouille sausage and shrimp.
More Fried Rice Recipes You’ll Love:
Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice Brown Fried Rice Quinoa Fried Rice Thai Chicken Fried Rice Cauliflower Fried Rice with Leftover Ham
