Chaofan (Chinese Fried Rice)

Turn your day-old rice into this delicious Chao Fan. This Chinese-style vegetable-studded fried rice is super easy to make and is as good as anything you've had at your fave Chinese restaurants!

📝 Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked rice (day old and refrigerated)
• 3 tablespoon butter (or margarine)
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 cups mixed vegetables (diced (frozen or fresh))
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 1 tablespoon oil (or butter)
• 2 large eggs (beaten)
• 1/2 cup green onions (- optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil (- optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Mash the rice gently with your hands to break apart lumps and loosen each grain. Set aside.
2. 2In a large pan or wok, heat butter or margarine over high heat until melted.
3. 3Add garlic and saute until golden. Add the frozen mixed vegetables and cook for 2 minutes or until no longer frozen and liquid evaporates.
4. 4Add the cooked rice, soy sauce, and oyster sauce and toss to mix. Cook for another minute, stirring from time to time.
5. 5Move everything to the sides and make room in the middle. Add a tablespoon of oil or butter then add the beaten eggs and stir and cook until scrambled. Make sure there are no big lumps.
6. 6Toss everything together several times to combine. Season with salt and pepper and stir. Cook for another minute or two without stirring.
7. 7Then add green onions and sesame oil and stir one last time before removing from heat.
8. 8Transfer to a serving plate.