A simple and easily adaptable recipe that uses whatever vegetables you like.
Fried Rice with Pork
![Colorful plate of sautéed rice, pork and vegetables with a soy sauce glaze.](/sites/foodhero-prod/files/recipe-imgs/pork_fried_rice_v.jpg)
Ingredients
2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder or 2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon pepper
½ pound lean pork, ground or small cubes
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
¼ cup sliced or grated carrot
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped vegetables, fresh, frozen or leftovers (try broccoli, celery, bell pepper, peas or snow peas)
2 cups cooled cooked rice (brown or white)
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Rinse or scrub fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
- In a small dish, mix together soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, sauté pork in oil until just lightly browned. If using ground pork, break into crumbles as it cooks.
- Add carrot, onion and chosen vegetables. Sauté until tender, stirring frequently.
- Stir in rice and soy sauce mixture, breaking up any clumps of rice. Continue to heat and stir until heated through.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes
- Leftover, cold rice makes a better texture than freshly cooked warm rice.
- Substitute 1 cup cooked or canned pork. Add with the vegetables.
- Mix ½ teaspoon sesame oil or some ginger powder with the soy sauce.
- Add sliced green onions or bite-sized pineapple (fresh, frozen or canned).
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Comments
Subbed soy crumbles for the pork and then added 2 eggs — turned out great! Simple, quick, and tasty.
This looks amazing! I have to try it.
My family enjoys this recipe and it is easy to adapt for what you have on hand. This week I had leftover brown jasmine rice and just a bit of leftover pork roast so I added scambled egg to the dish for a little more protein. I used two cloves of fresh garlic (instead of the powder), fresh ginger, 3/4 tsp sesame oil (add at the end) and a mix of fresh and frozen veggies. I sautéd the fresh carrot and onion a bit before adding the frozen veggies.
I made this dish for dinner last night and will definitely make it again. The ingredients seem to be very flexible so that I'll be able to use whatever I have on hand and know that we'll like it! It was also very simple to make. I used rotisserie chicken (because I had some frozen), onion, frozen brocolli and bell pepper. I took the suggestion to add a bit of sesame oil and ginger. We used a combination of brown and white rice. I can't wait to have leftovers for lunch tomorrow.