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Cantonese fried rice with veggies and eggs

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $1.00 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $1.00a serving
510kcalper serving
18gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
Cantonese fried rice with veggies and eggs, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the veggies

    Peel the onion and carrot. Dice the onion small and cut the carrot into tiny 5 mm cubes so it cooks fast.

  2. Beat the eggs

    Crack the 2 eggs into a bowl, add a pinch of salt and a little pepper, then beat them with a fork.

  3. Cook the onion and carrot

    Heat a little cooking fat in the skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and carrot and cook them 6 min, stirring, until the carrot is tender.

  4. Add the peas

    Tip the 100 g of frozen peas straight into the skillet, no need to thaw them. Stir 3 min so they're hot and tender.

  5. Scramble the eggs

    Push the veggies to the side, pour the beaten eggs into the open space and stir nonstop 1 to 2 min until fully set and in small pieces. Then mix them in with the veggies.

  6. Fry the cooked rice

    Add the 200 g of cooked jasmine rice, breaking it up with your fingers. Stir-fry over high heat 4 min, until it's piping hot and the grains come apart.

    Tip · Use cold rice, ideally cooked the day before. Hot or freshly made, it gets mushy and sticks. Keep the heat high and don't stir too much so it browns a little.
  7. Season and finish

    Pour in the 1.5 tbsp of soy sauce, stir 1 min, then taste and adjust the salt and pepper. Turn off the heat, add the 0.5 tsp of sesame oil and stir.

    Tip · Add the sesame oil off the heat, since it loses its flavor and turns bitter if it gets too hot.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 510 kcal. 70% comes from carbs, 14% from protein and 13% from fat.

89 gCarbs
18 gProtein
7 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy510 kcal
Protein18.3 g
Carbs89.1 g
of which sugars6.7 g
Fat7.3 g
of which saturated fat1.8 g
Fiber6.7 g
Salt2.1 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.00 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $1.99for 2 people
≈ $1.00a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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