Fried Rice

🥘 Ingredients

• carrot
  1 medium
• cooked white rice
  2 c
• egg
  1 large
• frozen peas
  4 oz
• garlic
  2 cloves
• ground white pepper
• kosher salt
• onion
  1 small
• scallions
  2
• soy sauce
  1 tsp
• toasted sesame oil
  1 tsp
• vegetable oil
  2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

• medium bowl
• wok

1. 1

   If using day-old rice, transfer cooked white rice to a medium bowl and break up with your hands into individual grains. Heat 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wok over high heat until smoking. Add half of rice and cook, stirring and tossing, until pale brown and toasted with a lightly chewy texture, about ⏱️ 3 minutes . Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with another 1/2 tablespoon oil and remaining rice.

   cooked white rice: 2 c, vegetable oil: 2 tbsp
2. 2

   Return all the rice to the wok and press it up the sides, leaving a space in the middle. Add 1/2 tablespoon oil to the space. Add onion (finely chopped), carrot (peeled and diced), scallions (thinly sliced), and garlic (minced) and cook, stirring gently, until lightly softened and fragrant, about ⏱️ 1 minute . Toss with rice to combine. Add soy sauce and toasted sesame oil and toss to coat. Season to taste with kosher salt and ground white pepper .

   onion: 1 small, carrot: 1 medium, scallions: 2, garlic: 2 cloves, soy sauce: 1 tsp, toasted sesame oil: 1 tsp, kosher salt, ground white pepper
3. 3

   Push rice to the side of the wok and add remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil. Break egg into the oil and season with a little salt. Use a spatula to scramble the egg, breaking it up into small bits. Toss the egg and the rice together.

   egg: 1 large
4. 4

   Add frozen peas and continue to toss and stir until peas are thawed and every grain of rice is separate. Serve immediately.

   frozen peas: 4 oz