Quick & Easy Egg Tofu Fried Rice
Egg Tofu Fried Rice. Flavourful, full of contrasting textures and the smoked tofu offers a delicious aroma and taste. Perfect for dinner or lunch.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked jasmine rice day old
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 3.5 oz smoked tofu or sub with firm tofu (diced)
- ¼ cup peas frozen kind, rinsed with water and strained
- ¼ cup diced carrots frozen kind, rinsed with water and strained
- ¼ onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil or any neutral oil
- 1 tablespoon butter or sub with dairy-free butter
- 1.5 tablespoon regular soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt to taste if needed
- black pepper to taste if needed
Instructions
- Break up your day old cooked rice with your hands. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, beat eggs with 1 teaspoon of sesame oil and 1 teaspoon of regular soy sauce together. Set aside.
- In a large pan or large wok set on medium-high heat, add ½ tablespoon of vegetable oil. Fry and scramble eggs until cooked. Remove and set aside.
- Heat another ½ tablespoon of vegetable oil and fry tofu until edges are browned. Remove and set aside.
- Add another ½ tablespoon of vegetable oil, add peas, carrots, onions and garlic. Fry until onions are translucent. Sweep everything to the side.
- Add remaining oil, rice, regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil and butter. Fry until rice is colored brown.
- Toss back in cooked eggs and tofu. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot and enjoy!
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