Chinese 15 min Easy

Vegetable Fried Rice

Colourful fried rice loaded with peas, carrot and corn.

Origin & Story

A meat-free cousin of egg fried rice, vegetable fried rice is the ultimate fridge-clearing wok dish, popular across China and Chinese restaurants worldwide.

Main Spices & Their Role

White pepper

The signature warm, floral seasoning.

Ginger

A little grated ginger lifts the whole dish.

Ingredients

2 cups cold cooked rice
1 cup mixed veg (peas, carrot, corn)
2 spring onions
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp white pepper
2 tbsp oil

Method

01
Heat oil in a wok until hot.
02
Stir-fry the ginger and vegetables for 2 minutes.
03
Add the cold rice and break up any clumps.
04
Season with soy sauce and white pepper.
05
Toss through spring onion and serve.

Veg & Vegan Alternatives

Vegetarian

This dish is already vegetarian.

Vegan

Already vegetarian and vegan — cook in oil (not ghee/butter) to keep it fully plant-based.