Chinese-Style Egg Fried Rice ‘Fakeaway’

Fakeaways are the new takeaway!

Before I started my Slimming World journey, I could easily enjoy 2, maybe 3 takeaways a week. It’s no wonder I was piling on the pounds!

For me, it was always Chinese. I adored my egg fried rice and crispy duck pancakes. And even those times when I tried to be healthier and bought a supermarket takeaway, they never tasted quite the same.

Determined not to give up the things I love, I set about figuring out how to take my favourite dishes and make them ‘skinny’. After all, where’s the fun in just having a tiny portion – or sacrificing taste. Call me greedy, but I want it all!

I think I’ve darn near perfected how to make egg fried rice. It tastes just like that from the takeaway!

Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients:
(Serves 2)

• Long grain white rice (allow 70g uncooked weight per person)
• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil
• Soy sauce
• 1 egg (per 2 persons of rice)
• Handful of frozen peas, defrosted
• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced

Method:

For best results, pre-cook the rice in advance following the packet instructions and cool quickly by placing in a sieve under cold running water.

(Be careful not to overcook the rice or it will go sticky). I undercook mine by 1-2 minutes. You could even do this stage the day before.

• Heat your wok (medium to high) and add a teaspoon of sesame oil. Swirl around to ensure an even coating of your pan.
• Add your cooled, cooked rice and stir to break up any lumps.
• Cook the rice for a couple of minutes until hot right through.

• Apply a generous shake of soy sauce to your rice and stir until the rice is evenly coated and the same golden colour throughout. (I use dark soy sauce because I prefer the more intense flavour).

• In a small bowl, lightly beat an egg with a fork.
• Make a well in the centre of your rice and pour in the beaten egg.

• Allow the egg to sit for just a moment until it begins to set, before gently stirring with a wooden spoon.
• When lightly scrambled – and with some runny egg still present – quickly stir into the rice.

• Add your peas and chopped spring onion, and stir to warm through.
• Serve quickly.

Slimming World Info:

If you’re following the Slimming World ‘Extra Easy’ plan this egg fried rice recipe contains just 1 syn per person for the sesame oil. So worth it for the taste! All other ingredients are FREE on the plan

By comparison, a typical portion served in a Chinese takeaway is four times that amount at 4 syns! See, ‘fakeaway’ IS the new ‘takeaway!’

Enjoy this Slimming World friendly egg fried rice recipe with my delicious pancake rolls and crispy seaweed dishes too.

The whole lot for just 5 syns!

Go to: crispy seaweed recipe

Go to: Chinese style pancake wraps

Enjoy!

xoxo Natalie