Simple Egg Fried Rice

There are several variations to this Simple Egg Fried Rice, and Easy Home Cooked Food recommend that you experiment as much as you can; variety is the spice of life, after all, so go forth and experiment with this.

This Simple Egg Fried Rice dish can be a base for slightly more 'complex' meals. As it is, this is great as a snack or a quick bite to eat for lunch.

First, what do you need for one portion?

Simple Egg Fried Rice ingredients

• Uncooked rice, 185 grams

• 1 large egg

• Diced red onion, half

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

The method to cooking Simple Egg Fried Rice

The method could not be any easier!

• Cook the rice according to pack instructions. Once done, drain and put to one side...

• Heat the oil in a non-stick pan.

• Once the oil is hot enough, saute the onions.

• Whisk an egg then add the cooked rice to the pan, briskly stirring in the beaten egg. Once the egg is cooked and the rice is hot - it is ready to serve.

There you are, Simple Egg Fried Rice - it doesn't get much simpler than this. Variations that you could try include adding diced or sliced peppers to the pan when cooking the onions. Diced, cooked ham could be included too, as well as mushrooms, spring onions, your favourite spices and sliced chorizo sausage...

The great thing about using this as a base is that you can take it in multiple directions, depending on what you have in your fridge and/or cupboard.

Have you made egg-fried rice before? How did you jazz it up? Let us know.