The Garlickiest Fried Rice
A fragrant and flavorful fried rice dish featuring crispy garlic chips, fresh ginger, and sesame oil. This recipe transforms simple ingredients into a delicious meal with perfectly crispy rice and aromatic herbs.
Ingredients
- •8 cloves garlic cloves
- •⅓ cup grapeseed or vegetable oil
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •1 piece ginger
- •1 large egg
- •3 cups short-grain rice
- •2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- •4 whole scallions
- •¾ cup cilantro
- •2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Toss garlic and grapeseed oil in a large nonstick skillet. Arrange garlic in a single layer and set over medium heat. Cook, shaking pan often, until garlic is barely golden and crisp (oil should stop bubbling at this point), about 5 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer garlic chips to paper towels to drain; season with salt.
5 min
- 2.
Increase heat to medium-high and cook ginger in oil in the same skillet, stirring occasionally, until just softened and fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add egg and stir to break up; cook until just set (this will take a matter of seconds). Add rice and sesame oil and toss to combine. Cook, undisturbed, pressing down on rice with a spatula so it makes good contact with the pan, until rice begins to crisp, about 2 minutes. Give rice a toss, then press down on it again, cooking until you get more crispy bits, about 2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and toss in scallions and half of garlic chips; season with salt.
6 min
- 3.
Transfer fried rice to a platter and scatter cilantro, sesame seeds, and remaining garlic chips on top.
1 min
- 4.
Garlic chips can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.