Jerk Chicken Fried Rice Better Than Take-Out

JERK TAVERNJanuary 9, 2023

Jerk Chicken Fried Rice! If you love chicken fried rice then you’re going to love this jerk chicken fried rice recipe. This fried rice recipe is better than takeout!  Highly requested by so many it’s absolutely divine. It’s so delicious yet easy to make with just a few ingredients such as rice, jerk chicken, mixed vegetables, bean sprouts, soy sauce, oyster sauce, onion, scallions, ketchup, and eggs. With these simple ingredients, you’ll have the best homemade fried rice ever.

What Ingredients go into Chicken Fried Rice?

• White rice – leftover rice from the day before works best.
• Jerk Chicken breasts – Dice the chicken into very small pieces.
• Oil – this is used for sautéing.
• Frozen vegetables– You can use the frozen vegetable to save time, but fresh will work too.
• Green onions – Chopped and sprinkle in for added texture, color, and flavoring!
• Butter– Add a little butter for more flavor.
• Eggs – Add 2-3 eggs here to stretch the recipe. Stir in a bowl first then add to the skillet.
• Low-sodium soy sauce – if you have regular sodium soy sauce that will work too, add as much as you need.
• Onion– Goes perfectly in fried rice.
• Oyster Sauce– This is a major flavor booster in fried rice and (don’t worry) doesn’t taste like oysters.
• Ketchup —the ketchup complements the fried rice recipe perfectly.

How to make Jerk Chicken Fried Rice 

1. Preheat oil in a wok or large skillet.
2. Scramble your eggs and remove them.
3. Cook the onions then add frozen mixed vegetables until it thaws. Add the garlic.
4. Push the veggies aside, and add your rice.
5. Stir everything together, and add butter to the pan.
6. Allow the rice to “fry” and get a little toasty by leaving it alone for a minute.
7. Stir everything up, and allow the rice to sort of crisp up again.
8. Add in green onions, soy sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, and chicken, and combine.
9. Add your egg back and bean sprouts.
10. Stir to combine and serve hot.

Tips for Making Great Fried Rice

• Cold Rice: To make the best rice you have to plan a little bit ahead of time. Chilled cooked rice is the best way to use up leftover rice as well as fried rice. Rice that is cooked and still warm does not cook well when making fried rice. It tends to turn out mushy and very sticky. That’s why we highly recommend making it the day before. You want the rice to be a little dry so it soaks up the sauces we’ll be adding.
• Use high heat: This will help fry and brown the rice and veggies well, and will also help prevent the rice from steaming in the pan instead of frying.
• Add in the bean sprouts last so that it remains crunchy.
• Prep all of your ingredients before firing up the stove.

Fried Rice FAQs 

What gives fried rice its flavor?

The most important sauces to add are soy sauce, oyster sauce, and ketchupto fried rice. All three add unique flavors to rice, but it can be easy to go overboard so definitely taste and add in small amounts.

Why won’t my rice get crispy?

Make sure to fry the rice in two or more batches. If you add too much at once, it won’t get the crispy texture your looking for.

What type of oil is best for fried rice?

Using the right oil to fry rice is important. Be sure to use a high smoking point oil for the rice that is also neutral in taste so that it will not affect the flavor of the fried rice.

Oils suitable for stir-frying are vegetable oil such as canola oil works perfectly.

How long should you fry the rice?

Fried rice starts getting all of its flavors from it starts to cook in the oil first before adding other ingredients. Allowing the rice to lightly brown in the hot wok adds flavor to the surface of the grains. This process takes about 5 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.

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Storing and Reheating Leftover Fried Rice

Fresh is always best with everything and it’s the same for fried rice it’s best eaten the day it’s made, but the leftovers are always good! Store it in the fridge for up to three days.

You can reheat fried rice either in the microwave or on the stovetop. Sprinkle a tablespoon or two of water over top to help it stay moist, and cover the dish or pan to trap the moisture and prevent the rice from drying out.

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Jerk Chicken Fried Rice

Jerk Chicken Fried Rice! If you love chicken fried rice then you're going to love this jerk chicken fried rice recipe. This fried rice recipe is better than takeout!  Highly requested by so many it's absolutely divine. It's so delicious yet easy to make with just a few ingredients such as rice, jerk chicken, mixed vegetables, bean sprouts, soy sauce, oyster sauce, onion, scallions, ketchup, and eggs. With these simple ingredients, you'll have the best homemade fried rice ever.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Caribbean, Chinese, Jamaican, Japanese

Keyword: best jerk chicken recipe, chicken fried rice, fried rice

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

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Ingredients

• * 2 cups boneless skinless jerk chicken
• * 3 tbsp canola oil or any high-heat oil, divided
• * 3 large eggs whisked
• * 2/3 cup yellow onions diced
• * 2 cloves garlic minced
• * 1/2 cup frozen peas rinsed under warm tap water for a few seconds to thaw
• * 4 cups cooked jasmine rice (preferably leftover from at least a day before
• * 2 scallions sliced (separate the white and light green parts from the dark green part)
• * 2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• * 2 tbsp of black pepper
• * 2 tsp oyster sauce
• * 2 tbsp of butter
• * 3 tbsp of Ketchup
• * 2/3 cup of bean sprouts

Instructions

• Preheat oil in a wok or large skillet.
• Scramble your eggs and remove them.
• Cook the onions then add frozen mixed vegetables until it thaws. Add the garlic.
• Push the veggies aside, and add your rice.
• Stir everything together, and add butter to the pan.
• Allow the rice to “fry” and get a little toasty by leaving it alone for a minute.
• Stir everything up, and allow the rice to sort of crisp up again.
• Add in green onions, soy sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, and chicken, and combine.
• Add your egg back and bean sprouts.
• Stir to combine and serve hot.

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