Garlic Pork Fried Rice
Garlic Pork Fried Rice
Garlicky, porky and ready in just 25 minutes. This fried rice recipe is made with pantry ingredients, yet is packed with flavor.

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
  • 300g (10.5 oz) pork mince 
  • 1 onion, diced 
  • 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 
  • 3 tbsp Chinese garlic chilli paste or sambal oelek 
  • 1 small tomato, cut into large wedges 
  • 3 cups cooked rice 
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce 
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce 
  • ½ tsp sugar 
  • ¼ tsp ground white pepper 
  • fried eggs, to serve (optional) 
  • finely sliced spring onion (scallions), to serve

DIRECTIONS

  1. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the pork mince and spread it out in the pan. Allow to sear for at least 5 minutes or until deeply golden and crusty. Then break up the pork and add the onion and garlic. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes or until the onion has softened. 
  2. Add the chili paste and stir-fry until well combined. Now add the tomato and stir-fry for another minute. Add the rice, soy sauces, sugar and pepper. Stir-fry until well combined. Divide among serving plates and top with fried eggs, if using, and spring onion.

 

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