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Egg Fried Rice

Name: Egg Fried Rice
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 servings of rice; 3 large eggs; 3 1/2 scallions; vegetable or canola oil for frying (optional); 1 tbsp soy sauce; salt and pepper; 1/2 tbsp sesame oil; 1/2 tsp sesame seeds

Chilled rice fries with scrambled eggs, scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, and sesame seeds in one hot skillet.

Typical price

$7.82for 4 servings

$1.96 per serving$7.82 for 4

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45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
1servings (the source says 2, which counts pieces)
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Rice$0.08/oz typical	2 oz	$0.16Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	3	$0.90Typical price
Green onions$1.19 each typical	0.5	$0.59Typical price
Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical	a little	$0.03Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$1.96

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilSoy sauceSalt and pepperAsian sauces and pastes

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 servings of rice
3 large eggs
3 1/2 scallions
vegetable or canola oil for frying (optional)
1 tbsp soy sauce
salt and pepper
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp sesame seeds

Steps

Spread the cooked rice on a plate and chill it for 20 minutes.
Slice the scallions and beat the eggs with salt and pepper for 5 minutes.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, scramble the eggs for 5 minutes, and transfer them to a plate.
Fry the chilled rice in the same skillet for 8 minutes, breaking up any clumps.
Stir in the scallions, soy sauce, sesame oil, and cooked eggs for 5 minutes.
Cook for 2 minutes, until the eggs are firm, then sprinkle with sesame seeds.