Quick & Easy Cantonese Fried Rice Recipe Cooks in 10 Minutes Grains Dinner Side Dishes

With ham, green onions and peas, this easy Cantonese fried rice recipe is a quick, light dinner or a hearty side dish. It's the perfect recipe to whip on on busy nights. 

You could substitute chicken or shrimp for the ham. If you want a vegetarian dish, leave it out completely. Make a batch of crispy egg rolls to go with it. 

Cuisine: Asian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Sauce

• 1 tablespoon Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine)
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 teaspoon melted butter

Rice

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 cup chopped cooked ham
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups cold basmati rice or jasmine rice
• 1/2 - 1 cup frozen peas or canned peas, drained
• 2 eggs

Here's how to make it: 

1. Combine all the sauce ingredients. Set aside. 
2. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ham and green onion and cook, stirring about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds. 
3. Add the rice and cook, stirring, about 2 to 3 minutes. 
4. Add the peas. 
5. Pour in the sauce and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, if needed. 
6. Make a whole in the rice and crack in the eggs. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until set, then stir to distribute through the rice. 

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