Recipe and image supplied by British Egg Information Service: www.eggrecipes.co.uk
Entertain your friends and family with your Chinese cookery skills and give them a healthy option compared with the takeaway version.
Skills Check
Follow a recipe; follow food safety & hygiene rules; tidy away; crack an egg; beat an egg; use measuring spoons and cups; use balance/digital scales; chop using bridge/claw safely; use the hob (with adult supervision).
Equipment
Weighing scales, garlic crusher, small grater, knife, chopping board, fork, small bowl, measuring spoons, large frying pan or wok, wooden spoon, bowl.
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 30ml / 2 tbsp olive or rapeseed oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2.5cm / 1in piece of root ginger, grated
- 225g cooked chicken, diced
- 300g prepared stir fry vegetables
- 350g cooked rice
- 6 large British Lion eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce
Method
- Heat half of the oil in a large frying pan or wok. Cook the garlic, ginger and chicken for 2 minutes,
- Add vegetables and rice and stir fry for 2 minutes, then transfer contents of the pan to a warm bowl.
- Add remaining oil to the wok, add the beaten egg and cook for 1 minute stirring until the eggs have scrambled.
- Return the rice and vegetables to the wok, add soy sauce and mix well.
- Serve immediately in bowls.
So thinking about egg fried rice ...
Eggs and Chicken are excellent sources of protein, vitamins and minerals. Protein is essential for building and repairing our bodies.
Rice provides starchy carbohydrate, which gives us energy, and is a good source of fibre, and B vitamins.
Vegetables are so good for us! Low in fat, sugar and calories and high in vitamins and minerals.
Nutritional Information
- | Energy | 1208kJ / 290kcal | 14% |
Med | Fat | 18.0g | 26% |
Med | Saturates | 3.7g | 19% |
Low | Sugar | 0.5g | <1% |
Med | Salt | 1.7g | 29% |
per 205g serving
% of an adult's reference intake
Typical values per 100g: Energy 589kJ / 141kcal
Notes
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