How to serve edamame fried rice?
You can enjoy this rice dish as a meal by itself or pair it up with any Asian stir-fried dish, a salad, or a soup of your choice. This vegan Asian rice can be prepared in just 20 minutes and is a great way for getting your veggies in.
Ingredient notes and substitute suggestions
Other ingredient details and nutritional information are given in the recipe card. Step 1: Heat oil in a large pan. Add chopped onion, ginger, and garlic. Saute for around 2 minutes. Step 2: Add chopped carrot and frozen edamame. Step 3: Saute for 3-4 minutes. Step 4: Add chopped red cabbage and saute for 2 minutes. The vegetables should stay crunchy but get cooked. Step 5: Add red chili flakes, black pepper, and salt. Saute for a few seconds. Step 6: Add leftover rice, soy sauce, vinegar, and chopped green onions. Step 7: Stir fry on high heat until everything gets mixed well. Turn off the heat. Step 8: Add toasted sesame oil, white sesame seeds, and chopped green onions. Mix. Your quick and easy edamame fried rice is ready to be served. Following are some of the side dishes that I like serving with fried rice:
Storing and reheating tips
To store, allow reaching room temperature then transfer the rice to an airtight container. Refrigerate for 3-4 days. For reheating on the stove top, transfer to a large pan or wok with a tight lid. Add a splash of water and reheat covered on medium heat until heated well. Keep checking and stirring in between to make sure that the rice is not sticking to the bottom of the pan. Else, reheat in a microwave with a splash of water until evenly heated.
Recipe tips, tricks, and variation suggestions?
Always use leftover rice that’s been cooked a few hours in advance to make fried rice. If possible even refrigerate the rice for at least 2 hours before making fried rice with them. Never make fried rice with freshly cooked rice otherwise it will turn mushy. Medium grain rice like jasmine rice is the best choice for fried rice recipes. Use a large wok or pan to make fried rice so that the ingredients can be stirred easily. I prefer using a lot of vegetables in my fried rice, so I use rice and vegetables in almost equal quantities. You can add less vegetables if you want. Feel free to use vegetables of your choice. Some other vegetables that taste good in fried rice are green beans, green peas, broccoli, green cabbage, bell pepper, mushrooms, etc. You can make this rice with just edamame too and skip the vegetables. To make spicy edamame rice, add a few teaspoons of chili oil or any hot sauce of choice.
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