One Pot Bacon Fried Rice

Quick and easy bacon fried rice recipe, homemade with simple ingredients in one pot over stovetop. Loaded with crispy bacon, scrambled eggs, frozen vegetables. This 30 minute meal is better than Chinese takeout.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Keyword: asian, bacon, chinese food, fried rice,

Servings: People

Calories: 299kcal

Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

½ cup Bacon Roughly chopped
1 teaspoon Sesame oil
½ cup Onion Finely chopped
2 cloves Garlic Finely minced
1 cup Frozen vegetables Combination of peas, carrots, corn, green beans
3 Eggs Lightly beaten
3.5 cups Jasmine or white rice Cooked, Day old is best
3 tablespoon Soy sauce Low sodium
1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
Salt To taste
Pepper To taste
¼ cup Green onions Thinly sliced

Instructions

Heat a nonstick pot over medium high heat.
Add bacon and cook for a few minutes until crisp. Remove bacon from pot and keep aside. Crumble it when it cools down a bit. Don't throw away the bacon fat.
In the same pot with bacon fat, add sesame oil, onion, garlic, frozen vegetables and saute for a few minutes until they are tender.
Push these vegetables to one side of the pot and add eggs.
Scramble them until fully cooked.
Mix them together with the veggies.
Add boiled rice, cooked bacon, soy sauce, Sriracha sauce, salt, pepper and mix everything together.
Garnish with some more cooked bacon and lots of green onions. Enjoy!

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Notes

Adjust amount of sriracha sauce based on your spice level preference.
Please use low sodium soy sauce to prevent this meal from becoming too salty.
You must use day old cooked rice for this recipe for best results. Freshly boiled rice are very tender and I have noticed that they become "mushy" with all this tossing and mixing.
Don't replace sesame oil with any other oil. It's a small quantity but it adds a lot of flavor.
Mix in some kimchi juice if you like, for added flavor.
Consider adding other veggies like cauliflower or broccoli or snap peas.
Read additional tips and variations above.
Tastes best when served immediately but leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

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