{"id":40026,"date":"2026-03-13T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omnivorescookbook.com\/?p=40026"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:41:31","slug":"garlic-fried-rice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omnivorescookbook.com\/garlic-fried-rice\/","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Fried Rice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I love making this Chinese style garlic fried rice as a quick savory side dish with a full head of garlic, oyster sauce, eggs, and crispy day old jasmine rice. It is a 25 minute side dish, but it so flavorful that I wouldn’t mind serving it as a main for my family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a Chinese style garlic fried rice inspired by the versions you find at Hong Kong diners, known as cha fan<\/em> (\u7092\u996d). It is different from Filipino Sinangag, which uses only garlic, salt, and oil. My version adds oyster sauce and soy sauce for a deeper umami flavor, and eggs for a heartier result. The garlic stays the star, but the supporting flavors make it taste like something from a restaurant. If you love my egg fried rice<\/a> or shrimp fried rice<\/a>, this is the simplest and most aromatic version in my rotation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I make this almost every week because it is one of the fastest ways to turn leftover rice into a meal my whole family likes. My husband calls it the lazy genius dinner<\/em> because it takes almost no effort but tastes like we ordered it. I started making it after eating it at a late night Hong Kong style cafe in Flushing, Queens, where it came with a fried egg on top and a side of chili crisp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my recipe, I add the rice and minced garlic to the hot pan at the same time, keeping them on separate sides so the garlic toasts without burning. Then the seasonings go in, followed by the eggs and fried garlic on top for extra crunch. A spoonful of Lao Gan Ma chili crisp on top turns it into a one bowl meal I could eat every day. It’s that good!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Chinese Garlic Fried Rice is super easy to make, just make sure you have everything prepped and ready before the pan gets hot. These are the ingredients I use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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