Egg Tofu Fried Rice. Flavourful, full of contrasting textures and the smoked tofu offers a delicious aroma and taste. Perfect for dinner or lunch. Fried rice is such a great recipe when time is of the essence! It also serves well as leftovers for lunch or meal prep.
Easy to make!
I love this egg and tofu fried rice because it's simple, easy and delicious! It's a great vegetarian meal for those who can't consume meat but are able to eat egg. It comes together very quickly, just 30 minutes if you pre-cook the rice the night before and let it sit in the fridge!
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What is the best rice to use when making fried rice?
In my humble opinion, I have found the best results in using long grain jasmine rice for any Chinese style fried rice. The long grain makes it really easy to incorporate all the ingredients together without breaking apart. The taste is also incredible as it really soaks up the flavours of the other ingredients. Traditionally, this is the rice that is used for most Cantonese style fried rice recipes.
Do you rinse rice for fried rice?
Yes, I usually give the rice a few rinses until the water is clear before cooking it in the rice cooker. This removes any dirt or excess starch.
Why is my fried rice soggy?
Unfortunately this means it was overcooked for too long. Once your rice has incorporated with the other ingredients and is steaming hot, you can remove it off the heat to serve.
Another trick around this is using cold day old rice as the cold prevents the rice from breaking down in the hot pan and going soggy.
Do you cook the rice before frying it?
Yes, you never want to cook the rice in the same pan that you cook your other ingredients. This will result in soggy overcooked sticky fried rice.
For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients for my tofu egg fried rice recipe:
- 1 ½ cups uncooked jasmine rice made the night before
- 3 eggs whisked with 1 tsp of sesame oil + 1 tsp of light soy sauce
- 1 block smoked tofu diced
- 3 cups frozen peas and carrots rinsed under water
- 1 small cooking onion diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tbsp vegan butter
- 3 tbsp light organic soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
How to make Fried Rice
- Break up your cooked rice with your hands. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 tsp of sesame oil and 1 tsp of light soy sauce together. Set aside.
- In a large wok set on high heat, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil. Fry eggs until cooked and cut them into pieces using your spatula. Set aside.
- Next in the same wok, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil and fry tofu until edges are browned. Set aside.
- In the same wok, heat up the frozen peas and carrots. Set aside.
- In the same work, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil and fry onions and garlic until soft and translucent. Add in the last tablespoon of oil and add in rice. Pour in light and dark soy sauce followed by sesame oil and vegan butter. Fry until rice is no longer white.
- Add back into your wok the frozen peas and carrots, tofu, and egg. Mix until well combined but careful not to crush the rice.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot and enjoy!
Tips for Cooking Fried Rice
- Have all your ingredients ready to fry. The last thing you want to do is not be prepared, while your rice is burning in your hot wok. So have all your ingredients prepared so you can just toss them in as you fry your rice
- I like to pre-rinse my frozen peas and carrots. This reduces the amount of cooking times as the water melts the frozen veggies and you're not overcooking your rice
- Butter is so key to making fried rice taste so good! Trust me on this one
- Dark soy sauce really gives fried rice that rich dark brown colour without having to go overboard on the soy sauce making your rice too salty
Give it a try!
Well I hope you give my Egg Tofu Fried Rice recipe a try! It always excites me when you guys make my recipes and I hope this is one you try.
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30 min. Egg Tofu Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups uncooked jasmine rice cooked according to packet instructions
- 3 eggs
- 210 grams smoked tofu diced
- 1.5 cups peas frozen and rinsed under water
- 1.5 cups carrot frozen and rinsed under water
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tbsp avocado oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Break up your cooked rice with your hands. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, 1 tsp of sesame oil and 1 tsp of soy sauce together. Set aside.
- In a large wok set on high heat, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil. Fry eggs until cooked and cut them into pieces using your spatula. Set aside.
- Next in the same wok, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil and fry tofu until edges are browned. Set aside.
- In the same wok, heat up the frozen peas and carrots. Set aside.
- In the same work, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil and fry onions and garlic until soft and translucent. Add in the last tablespoon of oil and add in rice. Pour in regular and dark soy sauce followed by sesame oil and vegan butter. Fry until rice is no longer white.
- Add back into your wok the frozen peas and carrots, tofu, and egg. Mix until well combined but careful not to crush the rice.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot and enjoy!
Just delicious! I made this the other day with some leftover rice in the fridge and it was so good as a meatless meal!
Delicious! Easy to make and I will be making again.
I'm so grateful that I found this website! You do an amazing job creating authentic flavor profiles and doing so in a way that novice/intermediate chefs can follow. Thank you!
What is the best way to crisp up the tofu in this recipe?
Thank you so much Emily! That's so kind of you to say! I really appreciate your comment! The best way to crisp up that tofu is frying it in the pan first in some oil over medium heat for 10-15 minutes to ensure all sides are brown and crispy before adding it to your fried rice. Hope this helps!
I've made this several times now--sometimes changing out the veggies and sometimes adding some diced chicken in place of the tofu. It is a consistent palate pleaser. The instructions are so clear that it is "a walk in the park" to make it. In fact, I'm making it again tonight.
Aw thanks so much for this kind review Barbara! I am really happy that you've made my recipe several times! It makes me really happy to hear. Diced chicken and swapping out the veggies is such a great idea. I hope you enjoy it again tonight! Have a great day! - Christie
This is one tasty amazing fried rice and I love how it can be prepared in just 30 minutes. I think I just found a new weeknight dinner winner!