Quick & Easy Egg Tofu Fried Rice
Flavorful rice fried with scrambled eggs, smoked tofu with vegetables. This quick and easy egg tofu fried rice is ready in less than 30 minutes. A great meal made with simple ingredients and delicious for the whole family!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups cooked jasmine rice (cold day-old rice recommended)
- 2 large eggs
- 3.5 oz smoked tofu (or extra-firm tofu diced and evenly seasoned with salt, black pepper and garlic powder)
- 1/4 cup peas (frozen kind, rinsed with water and strained)
- 1/4 cup carrots (diced frozen kind, rinsed with water and strained)
- 1/4 cup onion (finely diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter (or sub with dairy-free butter)
- 1.5 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- salt (to taste if needed)
- black pepper (to taste if needed)
Instructions
- 1
Break up cold cooked rice with clean hands or a rice paddle and set aside.
- 2
Dice tofu into 1/2-inch cubes and set aside.
- 3
In a small bowl, beat eggs with 1 tsp of sesame oil and 1 tsp of regular soy sauce together. Set aside.
- 4
Heat 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Scramble eggs until they take shape. Remove and set aside.
- 5
Heat another 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil and fry tofu until edges are browned. Remove and set aside.
- 6
Add another 1/2 tbsp of vegetable oil, add onion, peas, carrots and garlic. Fry until onions are translucent. Push everything to the side of the pan.
- 7
Add remaining oil, rice followed by remaining regular soy sauce, dark soy sauce, remaining sesame oil and butter. Toss everything together until rice is colored brown.
- 8
Toss back in cooked eggs and tofu. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot and enjoy!