Leftover Pork Fried Rice is a quick and easy one-pan meal to pull together. This dish helps to clean out the fridge as well as being so satisfying!
I make Leftover Fried Rice frequently when I have an abundance of cooked meat in my refrigerator. Today I have leftover pulled pork.
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You can utilize whatever you have: cooked chicken, beef, pork, ham or shellfish. And you certainly don’t need to use meat at all; it’s delicious when vegetarian, too!
What kind of rice to use?
Some rice will behave better than others. Good choices are:
- Long grain white rice
- Par-boiled long grain white rice
- Basmati
- Jasmine
It all comes down to starch molecules. The more starch in the type of rice, the stickier and clumpier it is. You can mitigate this a little bit by rinsing your rice before cooking, but that only helps so much.
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I love, love, love both Basmati and Jasmine rice, but I don’t prefer them for fried rice for two reasons. 1. They are both a bit higher in starch than long grain white rice, so they’re stickier. 2. They have wonderful flavor profiles which are fragrant and delicious, but I find these yummy flavors get masked in fried rice.
Basics of Leftover Pork Fried Rice
Cook your rice ahead of time and chill it cold
Cook your rice with a little less water so it’s drier, then spread it out onto a small sheet pan or a platter and refrigerate it for at least a couple of hours. Cold, dry rice makes a difference. The grains separate easily in the pan and it readily absorbs flavors from the seasonings.
A variety of ingredient options
- Eggs
- Scallions (green onions) as well as yellow, white or red onion
- Peppers, hot or sweet
- Peas or corn
- Meats: your choice!
- Seasonings: soy sauce, red pepper flakes, garlic & ginger, Hoisin or Oyster sauce, toasted sesame oil, black pepper
Sesame Oil: It’s a seasoning, not a cooking oil. You want to buy toasted sesame oil – it’s dark brown and has a very rich nutty flavor. It is NOT for coating a pan or for frying. If you’ve had it and it was too strong, there’s a 99% chance that too much was used.
Hoisin Sauce is a bit like Chinese barbeque sauce. I can usually find it in the Asian section of my grocery store, along with the Soy Sauce and Toasted Sesame Oil. Yes, it might seem expensive, but you’re not buying these products for only this one recipe, you’re stocking your pantry for future delicious dinners!
Prep your fried rice ingredients
Fried rice is a fast cooking dish. You really don’t have time to chop while it’s cooking and have the dish turn out well. It’s a million times easier to just prep it all first.
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Lay out your ingredients on a plate or sheet pan, whisk your eggs in a bowl and have your oil bottle handy as well as your seasonings. You’ll thank yourself later.
Hot pan with the right oil… and pay attention!
You need a heavy skillet you can heat until hot and use an oil that can do a high temperature job, such as vegetable, canola, peanut or grapeseed oil. Don’t use olive oil.
This is not the time to get distracted and check your phone or answer the door.
Now, put some rice on to cook and go check your fridge for leftovers because Leftover Pork Fried Rice needs to make an appearance on your dinner table this week.
Looking for other rice or pork dishes? Try my Perfect Rice Pilaf or my Pork Tenderloin with Cocoa Spice Rub.
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