20-Minute Umami Fried Rice Recipe Is a Tasty Budget Dinner or Side Dish by Chef Gigi

During the week families need meals that are fast, cheap and easy. If I make rice I always make additional and set some aside just for this fried rice recipe. 

Add sautéed shrimp or grilled chicken, and there you have it – dinner. To enhance the umami flavors (our fifth taste sensation) use Dashi broth instead of water when making rice.

Cuisine: Asian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter  
• 1 large yellow onion, very finely diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large carrots, peeled and diced very small
• 6 cups day-old short-grain Japanese rice, room temperature
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/8 - 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 cup frozen green peas, cooked (optional)
• 3 - 4 green onions, sliced in 1/4-inch diagonal slices

Here's how to make it:

1. In a large wok or sauté pan, heat the butter. Add the onions and carrots. Cook until the carrots and onions begin to brown and the natural sugars start to caramelize, about 4 to 5 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook an additional 1 minute.
2. Add the rice and stir until the carrot, onion and garlic are incorporated well. 
3. Add the beaten eggs and toss the rice quickly to cook through. Stir well. After everything is incorporated turn up the heat to high and allow the rice to begin browning string constantly, about an additional 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Season to taste with the soy sauce and add fresh cracked black pepper, if desired. Remove from the heat, add the cooked peas, and scallions and toss to fluff the rice up.

Need help converting cooking and baking measurements? Here are some handy kitchen conversion charts. Here's how to submit your recipes to 30Seconds!

Take 30 seconds and join the 30Seconds community, and follow us on Facebook to get recipes in your newsfeed daily. Inspire and be inspired.

Related Products on Amazon We Think You May Like:

Woks $12 & Up

Sauté Pans $10 & Up

Japanese Short Grain Rice $4 & Up

Garlic Salt $3 & Up

Soy Sauce $3 & Up

• Tags
• 10-minute-recipe
• 20-minute-meal
• 20-minute-recipe
• best-fried-rice
• best-recipes
• budget-recipes
• chef-recipes
• chinese-food
• easy-fried-rice-recipes
• easy-recipes
• food
• fried-rice
• fried-rice-recipes
• quick-dinner-recipes
• recipes
• side-dish
• umami
• umami-fried-rice
• whats-for-dinner

30Second Mobile, Inc. is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.