Use frozen vegetables to make last-minute fried rice. You can make this meal in a wok or a large skillet, either way!
I came up with this Frozen vegetable fried rice When I was looking for ideas for a quick meal at home.
Don't have time to prepare and cut fresh vegetables? Use frozen veggies instead!
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The reason for cooking this
Fresh vegetables are great, but sometimes, you're short on time but you still want a home-cooked meal.
You can use frozen vegetables instead in this fried rice recipe and save prep time in the process.
Frozen vegetables are vegetables frozen at their freshest moment. So they can still add delicious flavor to your fried rice.
This recipe is also more affordable and sustainable if you can use frozen veggies from your last harvest or buy a bulk batch of mixed frozen veggies on sale.
raw material
Cook rice:
- rice — Regular long-grain white rice or specialty rice such as basmati or jasmine.
- brine
Homemade stir-fry sauce:
fried rice:
- frozen vegetable mix — This can be a combination of carrots, peas, corn, green beans, cauliflower, broccoli or other mixed vegetables of your choice.
- Oil — Neutral oil, such as vegetable, sunflower or canola oil, or a flavored oil to add an Asian touch to your dishes, e.g. peanut oil or Sesame oil (original or toasted).
- ginger garlic — I personally prefer to use ginger garlic paste Or grate the ginger and press or mince the garlic through a garlic press.
There are no onions in this fried rice recipe. So, if you are a Jain, you can also choose not to eat ginger and garlic.
By the way, the base recipe is technically vegan.
Tip: When making stir-fry sauce, instead of using 4 ingredients, make 3-ingredient stir-fry sauce instead.
How to make it?
Technically, the best fried rice is made with leftover white rice. A better version is to refrigerate leftover cold rice.
However, you can still make delicious fried rice with freshly cooked rice. Therefore, I listed step 1, cooking the rice, as “optional.”
I leave it to you.
Step 1 (optional)
If you don't want to use leftover rice, you can cook the rice in salted water.
The rice should not be overcooked, cook until it melts in your mouth, and cook a little if needed (otherwise it will become mushy when stir-fried).
Step 2
Mix sauce ingredients and stir-fry. That would be soy sauce, vinegar, ketchup or Sriracha, and brown sugar.
Step 3
Heat a wok or a large deep frying pan with oil (yes, you can use a frying pan) and add the frozen vegetables before the oil gets hot (because otherwise it will splatter).
Step 4
Stir-fry and add ginger and garlic.
Step 5
Add the cooked rice and pour the prepared stir-fry sauce over the rice.
Step 6
Stir and cook rice, rice and vegetables over high heat. Do this until all cooked and well mixed, about 2 minutes.
The rice should not become mushy. If you stir cook and mix too much (and overcook the rice), your fried rice will become mushy and sticky.
When done, serve vegetable fried rice.
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Frozen Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe
Use frozen vegetables to make last-minute fried rice. You can make this meal in a wok or a large skillet, either way!
Serving size: 3 number of copies
Calories: Chapter 451kilocalories
raw material
Cook the rice (only if you don't have any rice left)
instruct
If there is no leftover rice, you can cook the rice
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Rinse the rice well with water to remove excess starch and dirt. tension.
1 cup rice
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Add water and salt to the pot and bring to a boil.
½ teaspoon salt, 2½ cups water
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Cook the rice over medium heat for about 8 minutes, or until the rice is almost cooked. It should be until you bite it. The rice should not be soft and mushy.
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Strain the rice, fluff it and set aside.
Prepare stir-fry sauce
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In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, ketchup (or Sriracha), vinegar, and sugar to form a smooth stir-fry sauce.
2½ tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons tomato paste, 1-2 teaspoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar
Assemble fried rice
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Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet and add the vegetables directly. Don't wait until the oil is too hot to add the vegetables, or frozen or thawed vegetables will splatter.
2 tablespoons oil, 3 cups frozen vegetable mix
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Maintaining medium heat, briefly stir the vegetables on each side for a minute or two.
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Add ginger and garlic. Stir and cook everything.
1 tablespoon ginger + garlic
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Fluff the rice a little again, then place the rice over the vegetables and quickly pour the homemade stir-fry sauce you prepared earlier over the rice.
3½ cups rice
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Keep the heat setting high. Stir and use two spatulas to combine the rice so it is all cooked and fried for a few minutes.
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When it looks done, remove the pan from the heat and serve your fried rice.
notes
- The time to cook the rice is not included in the total time as I recommend using leftover rice.
- It takes about 8 minutes to cook or cook rice in a rice cooker.
- See post for ingredient recommendations.
- Use a mixture of frozen vegetables of your choice. I used corn, peas, cauliflower and carrots. You can also add broccoli and peas.
- You can also use my three-ingredient stir-fry sauce in place of the sauce in this recipe.Change sauce ingredients 5 ½ tablespoons of my 3-ingredient stir-fry sauce.
Nutrition
nutrient content
Frozen Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe
Amount per serving
Calories Chapter 451
99 calories from fat
% Daily Value*
fat 11 grams17%
Saturated fat 1g5%
Trans fat 0.04g
Polyunsaturated fat 3g
Monounsaturated fat 6g
sodium 735 mg31%
Potassium 532 mg15%
carbohydrate 79 grams26%
8 grams of fiber32%
4 grams of sugar4%
protein 12 gramstwenty four%
Vitamin A 9293IU186%
Vitamin C 19 mgtwenty three%
calcium 74 mg7%
iron 2 mg11%
*Percent Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Ingredients added
Feel free to add more ingredients to the fried rice. That means, you can crack eggs and fry them, you can stir in shrimp, chicken, and tofu.
I have more fried rice recipes that show the process of adding these proteins when frying the rice.
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tip
Cooking fried rice can be a nightmare if you don't respect the art of cooking.
It can easily turn into a mess, and I, personally, have been through all of these stages at some point in my life.
Luckily, you only need to follow these simple rules when cooking and preparing fried rice. I have processed the motion for you.
- Not every grain of rice is the sameand high-quality rice does not guarantee perfectly cooked rice.
- Rinse your rice In the water. Run it through clean water several times, then wash the nuts in the water with your hands. This will remove excess starch (and dirt), which can turn your rice into mushy texture. Pour away the water.
- cook your white rice in salt water exposed. Each cup of white rice requires approximately 2.5 cups of water. By the way, brown rice varieties require more water and time to cook.
- Monitor how well you're cooking. Cook white rice for about 8-10 minutes at most.this The rice should be biteable (chewy) and not too soft.
- If your rice is too soft, put it in the refrigerator Until hardened again in a dry, cold refrigerator environment.
- Ideally, Use only refrigerated white rice Make fried rice. It's much easier to stir-fry rice that's been cooled and dried in the refrigerator.
- If you plan to cook fried rice tonight, Prepare and cook white rice in the morning and keep it in the refrigerator. When you get home in the evening, the rice will be cold, so it's perfect for fried rice. This will also save you time in preparing dinner.
- Once the rice is in the wok or large frying pan, quickly pour the stir-fry sauce over it and stir-fry over high heat.this higher heat Helps maintain the correct fried rice consistency.
- Don’t add too much stir-fry sauce Use more than the recipe calls for or you'll be left with a soggy, sticky paste. Just stick to my recipe.
- In the video I use one spatula to fry the rice, but to be honest, it is much easier to use two spatulas at the same time.
store
Store leftover fried rice in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. I like to use stackable rectangular glass containers with lids (I buy these from IKEA).
This makes a great meal prep dish so you can store the batch in the refrigerator or freezer.
If you freeze fried rice, thaw it in the refrigerator overnight.
To reheat leftovers, cook again in a skillet over medium-high heat or gradually heat vegetable fried rice in the oven or microwave.
