MealBudgetVegetable Egg Fried Rice
Day-old rice fried hard with egg, frozen vegetables and soy sauce.
- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 25 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $10.62
Ingredients
- 2 cup jasmine rice
- 5 large eggs
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 12 oz frozen mixed vegetables
- 3 clove garlic
- 1/2 oz fresh ginger root
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 bunch green onions / scallions
Method
Cook the rice ahead and chill it, or use leftover rice. Cold rice is what keeps the grains separate.
Beat the eggs and scramble them softly in 1 tbsp oil, then tip them out.
Get the pan very hot with the remaining oil and fry the frozen vegetables 3 minutes.
Add the garlic and grated ginger for 30 seconds, then add the cold rice and press it into the pan, letting it crisp between stirs.
Pour the soy sauce around the edge of the pan, then return the eggs and toss.
Finish off the heat with the sesame oil and sliced scallions.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $42.48 | $10.62 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| United Kingdom | £16.82 | £4.21 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Australia | $44.88 | $11.22 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Greece | 25,70 € | 6,43 € | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٨٧٦٫٨٣ ج.م. | ٢١٩٫٢١ ج.م. | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Canada | $67.93 | $16.98 | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Spain | 23,06 € | 5,77 € | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| Germany | 28,22 € | 7,06 € | 9 of 9 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $41.71 | $10.43 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Mexico | $470.03 | $117.51 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
| Austria | € 22,40 | € 5,60 | 8 of 9 ingredients |
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