Cumin Beef Fried Rice
A quick & easy beef fried rice recipe made with ground beef, eggs, leftover rice and seasoned with cumin that can be made as a side or a meal
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 500 g ground beef ((or ground lamb))
- 1 tbsp whole cumin seeds ((see notes))
- 1.5 tbsp garlic ((4 cloves, finely minced or grated))
- 1 tbsp ginger ((grated or very finely minced))
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3-4 cup rice ((cold, preferably a day old))
- 1 green onion ((finely chopped))
- sumac ((optional, see notes))
Instructions
- 1
Crack 2 eggs into a small bowl and scramble it. Set it aside for later
- 2
Finely grate 1 tablespoon ginger, and finely mince 1.5 tablespoons garlic and set it aside for later.
- 3
Using your hands, separate the leftover rice into small pieces and set it aside for later.
- 4
Cut the root tips off the green onions and finely chop it (including the whites of the green onion). Set aside for later.
- 5
Add a bit of oil to a frying pan, and set it to medium heat and wait for the oil to get hot.
- 6
Add in 1 tablespoon whole cumin seeds and toast it for 15-30 seconds. Watch it carefully to make sure it doesn't burn!
- 7
Add in the ground beef. Break up the meat into tiny pieces and cook for about 5 minutes or until the water in the ground beef evaporates away.
- 8
Add in 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon ginger, 1.5 tablespoons garlic and, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, and cook the beef for another 2 mins
- 9
Push the ground beef to the side of the frying pan. Add eggs into the pan and let it cook for a few seconds until the egg is about 50% cooked.
- 10
Add in the rice and mix the beef, egg, and rice together and cook for about 10 minutes.Keep the rice moving to fully cook the eggs.
- 11
Turn off the heat, and add the green onions and enjoy!