Pork Fried Rice Recipe
Pork Fried Rice is a easy way to turn leftover rice into a complete meal. It is delicious, filling and easy to make with simple ingredients.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds Pork Tenderloin diced into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 4 cups cooked rice cooled
- 3 tablespoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup frozen peas and diced carrots blend
- 3 large eggs lightly beaten
- Sliced Green Onions
Instructions
- In a large skillet, sauté the diced pork in the sesame oil and vegetable oil on medium high heat until the pork is cooked through for approximately 4-6 minutes. Once the pork is cooked, transfer the pork to a separate plate and set aside.
- Next add the frozen peas and carrots blend to the pan and sauté for approximately 2 minutes on medium high heat.
- Slide the vegetables to one side of the pan and pour in the eggs into the pan on the open side.
- Scramble the eggs.
- Then add the pork back to the pan. Next add in the rice, soy sauce, salt and pepper to the pan.
- Stir for a few minutes until rice is heated through and slightly browned.
- Top with sliced green onions and serve immediately. Enjoy!
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Notes
Recipe Tips
- Rice - I find that it’s best to use leftover rice for fried rice. Make sure that the long-grain rice is cold as it’s easier to sauté in the skillet when it’s cold.
- Butter - Feel free to add in butter to the fried rice mixture instead of the vegetable oil. The Hibachi Restaurant always use a large slab of butter when they are cooking fried rice.
- Vegetables - The vegetables can be frozen or fresh when making this dish. If I use frozen, I do not thaw them. I just toss it in the skillet and heat. We love to sneak in other veggies to this rice recipe.
- Medium High Heat - We recommend cooking the pork fried rice on medium high heat to thoroughly cook the pork and veggies. We continually are stirring the ingredients together while cooking in the skillet.
- Soy Sauce - When adding in soy sauce to the rice mixture I like to add enough soy sauce to make sure the mixture is covered. I also serve it as a side for those like a little extra.
- Meat - Feel free to change the meat to make this dish. You can use chicken or shrimp for a delicious addition to this recipe.
Recipe Substitutions and Additions
- Change the Rice – You can use brown rice, cauliflower rice or jasmine rice instead.
- Use Different Vegetables – You can add in mushrooms, snow peas, broccoli, bell peppers and water chestnuts.
- Add in Nuts – Add in chopped peanuts or cashews for some crunch. We also like adding in toasted sesame seeds.
- Change the Pork – Use ground pork instead of diced pork tenderloin.
- Soy Sauce Substitution – You can substitute soy sauce for coconut aminos. We even like to add in 1 tbsp of hoisin sauce.
- Change the Seasoning - Add in some cloves garlic and fresh ginger for added flavor. We love the combination of these two seasoning. Mix in some oyster sauce is also a delicious addition.
Nutrition
Calories: 726kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 156mg | Sodium: 810mg | Potassium: 882mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 2338IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 4mg
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