The Little Fork
Dinner

Weeknight Egg Fried Rice

May 8, 2026 · by Jonas

The fastest dinner I know, as long as the rice was cooked yesterday.

15 minTotal time
2Servings
7Ingredients

Ingredients

Method

  1. Break up the rice with your hands so there are no clumps.
  2. Heat half the oil in a very hot pan, scramble the eggs until just set and tip them out.
  3. Add the rest of the oil and fry the rice for three minutes, pressing it against the pan.
  4. Add the peas, eggs, soy sauce and spring onions. Toss for a minute and season with white pepper.
Note. Fresh rice is too wet and turns to mush. Day-old rice from the fridge is what you want.