Name: Leftover Pork Fried Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 eggs, whisked; 1 Tbsp cooking oil; 2 small stalks celery, diced; 1 large carrot, diced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 scallions, bias sliced, thin; 3-4 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 tsp oyster sauce; 1/2 tsp sesame oil; 2 cups cooked rice, cold (preferably cooked the day before); 1 cup leftover cooked diced pork

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Pork Fried Rice is a great way to use up leftover roasted pork! This Pork Fried Rice is done, before you can go pick up takeout! Not to mention the fact that it is so much healthier! You control all of the ingredients!

pork fried rice in 2 white bowls with chopsticks

When I started this blog, I promised myself to use my wok more. To make healthier versions of standard American-Chinese Takeout fare! To that end, what would any self respecting Chinese Restaurant do without Pork Fried Rice?

Origins of Pork Fried Rice

Unlike many dishes that are served in Chinese Restaurants in America, fried rice actually originated in China! The earliest records find it in the Sui province, near Yangzhou, in the 6th century!

Many Chinese restaurants still sell a “special fried rice” that is reminiscent of that original recipe with pork and shrimp!

close up of pork fried rice with eggs, peas and carrots

Pork Fried Rice is such an economical meal, as well! For 6 servings, you will spend about $1.50, per serving! How can you beat that?!

bowl of pork fried rice on black background

The other added bonus is that Pork Fied rice is so very easy! It is best to cook the rice the day before, or use leftover rice. I always use leftover pork or ham, as well! With these preparations, the actual dinner can be cooked in less than 20 minutes!

How to Make Pork Fried Rice

Beat eggs in bowl.
Add enough oil to barely coat the pan or wok.

Eggs beaten in small bowl. Oil coated wok.

Add eggs to wok over medium high heat.
Stir eggs to cook through.

Break eggs apart into small pieces.
Chop up all vegetables.

Fully cooked eggs. Vegetables chopped on cutting board.

Add a bit more oil, add the carrots and celery to wok, again, over moderate heat. Stir fry for 4 or 5 minutes.
Add scallion white and light green parts and garlic to the other veges in the wok. Stir fry for another minute, or two.

Vegetables added to wok. Stirring vegetables in wok.

Next, add soy sauce, oyster sauce and sesame oil.
Chop leftover pork into chunks.

Finished vegetables in wok. Pork cut into chunks on board.

Add rice and pork to vegetables in wok.
Incorporate sauce to all of the rice.

Pork and rice added to wok. Mixed up fried rice.

Add peas, stir.
Add eggs.

Frozen peas added to wok. Scrambled eggs added to pork fried rice.

Gently stir in eggs, so they don’t break up too much.

Garnish with green parts o scallion.

Is Fried Rice Gluten Free?

Pork Fried Rice is Gluten Free, if you buy Gluten free soy sauce, or tamari. Tamari is the Japanese version of soy sauce, and contains no gluten. If you have a gluten intolerance, please check the labels of your soy sauce, to make sure you have a gluten free version!

Even though adding the pork to the fried rice, basically makes this a dinner on it’s own, this Pork Fried Rice is great with all of your favorite Chinese takeout recipes!

What can you serve with Fried Rice

Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sesame Chicken
Cashew Pork
Lobster Almond Ding
Happy / Lucky Family (coming soon)
Garlic Shrimp

Can You Freeze Leftover Fried Rice?

2 bowls pork fried rice on black background with chopsticks

Fried Rice actually freezes very well! Package in an air tight container, baggie or vacuum pack. The fried rice will freeze for a month or two. To reheat, thaw in refrigerator and then reheat in microwave with a bit of chicken stock!

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Enjoy! And have fun cooking!

Xoxo,

Originally Published 1/21/19

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