For as long as I can remember, fried rice has always been one of my favorite meals. The best part about this recipe is that it can easily be modified to your liking. I used to make it with chicken, but I prefer it with ham because it has more flavor. You can easily substitute the meat and veggies or even add in some shrimp. I recommend using a rice cooker when making fried rice because it doesn’t make the rice too mushy, as would make it in a saucepan.
Pork fried rice ingredients
How to make pork fried rice
1. Rinse 2 cups of rice with water about 2-3 times. Rinsing the rice will remove some of the starch that causes the rice to be sticky. Place the rinsed rice in a rice cooker and add 2 cups of water. Once the rice is cooked, remove from the rice cooker and set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic and stir for about 20 seconds. Add in the diced ham and keep stirring until it begins to caramelize. (about 3 minutes)
3. Add in the diced onion and carrots and stir until the carrot softens and onion is translucent. Stir in the soy sauce, sugar, peas, corn, and mix just until evenly distributed. Then stir in the rice.
4. In a bowl or cup whisk the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour the eggs in a small greased frying pan and make it into a scramble.
5. Using a wooden spoon, break up the scrambled eggs into smaller pieces and stir it into the fried rice.
Note: Adding the egg scramble is optional. You can chop the vegetables the night before to save you some time when making the fried rice.
Pork Fried Rice
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked white rice
- 2 cups water to
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 cups onion diced (about 1 medium onion)
- 1 1/2 cups ham diced
- 1 cup carrot diced (about 2 medium carrots)
- 1 1/2 tbsp white sugar
- 1 cups frozen petite green peas
- 1 cup frozen sweet corn
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tbsp milk
- 3 eggs
- pinch of salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rinse 2 cups of rice with water about 2-3 times. Rinsing the rice will remove some of starch that causes rice to be sticky. Place the rinsed rice in a rice cooker and add 2 cups of water. Once the rice is cooked, remove from the rice cooker and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add minced garlic and stir for about 20 seconds. Add in the diced ham and keep stirring until it begins to caramelize. (about 3 minutes)
- Add in the diced onion and carrots and stir until the carrot softens and onion is translucent. Stir in the soy sauce, sugar, peas, corn, and mix just until evenly distributed. Then stir in the rice.
- In a bowl or large measuring cup whisk the eggs, milk and a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour the eggs in a small greased frying pan and make it into a scramble.
- Using a wooden spoon, break up the scrambled eggs into smaller pieces and stir it into the fried rice.
Notes
Adding the egg scramble is optional. You can chop the vegetables the night before to save you some time when making the fried rice.
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Hi, I’m Dina, so glad you stopped by! I believe life is too short for bad coffee and boring meals. With my easy to follow step-by-step recipes, you’ll be surprised at how quickly a wholesome and delicious meal can come together. I hope you find something you enjoy!
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Matilda says
I’m not usually very adventurous with what I cook, but I found this recipe and it looked so good that i had to give it a try! I’m so glad I did too, because it tasted marvellous. I opted out of putting soy sauce in to begin with, but with the sugar it was a bit too sweet, so I would recommend keeping it in! Definitely going to cook this again in the future (it’s so easy to prepare and very healthy!). I’m going to have to try more of your recipes now!
Thank you xx
Matilda
simplyhomecooked says
Hi Matilda, I’m so glad you came across this recipe 🙂 Thank you for leaving such kind feedback.
Kristina says
What kind of ham do you use ? Like what brand ?
simplyhomecooked says
I usually use the one from Costco. But it comes in a huge pack. I think any brand should work 🙂