Better-than-takeaway Syn-free fried rice

Fried rice – I love it!

There are quite a few recipes floating around out there for Slimming-World friendly fried rice, but most of the ones I’ve tried turned out a bit bland.

So, after a lot of trial and error, I’ve come up with my own recipe. It’s syn-free and I think I think it tastes better than what we usually get from the local Chinese takeaway.

Start by rinsing and boiling some rice – I use basmati. Try to not over-cook the rice.

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Then, strain the rice and rinse it off again with cold water

All the rinsing helps to keep the rice from going gloopy. The post-boiling rinse is most important as it clears away any excess starch and stops the cooking process. I leave the rice in the strainer while I get on with the next bit.

You need a pretty big wok for this. Get it really hot and a good spray of Fry Light. Keep the FryLight out – you’re going to be needing it again.

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Then, crack in two eggs and scramble.

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Once the egg is done, give the wok another coating of FryLight, and add the rice.

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Another spray of Fry-Light, and fry the rice. Don’t stir it constantly. Instead, let it sit for a few moments, then spray with FryLight,  and stir. Sit, FryLight, Stir. Sit, FryLight, Stir. Keep going.

Once the rice had fried for three or four minutes, add a chicken Stock Pot and a splash of soy sauce. Mix together. Then: sit, FryLight, stir. For a little bit longer.

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Here’s a photo of the rice when it was finished cooking.

I don’t normally add veggies because Daddy-man doesn’t like them in the rice. But, it does work and I’ve indicated what to do with vegetables in the full instructions below.

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That’s it. Serve up with your favourite Chinese-inspired dish, or enjoy it on its own. We love it with Diet Coke Chicken.

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Ingredients

  • 150g basmati rice
  • FryLight
  • Vegetables of choice, finely chopped (optional)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 chicken Stockpot (or other flavour)
  • Soy sauce

Method

  1. Rinse the rice to remove any extra starch, then boil until it’s done – but don’t let it go gloopy. Take the rice off the heat, drain it and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process.
  2. Optional: fry veg in FryLight. Once done, put the veggies in a bowl and set to the side.
  3. Heat up the pan again – get it really hot this time – and spray it well with FryLight. Break eggs into the bottom of the pan and scramble them.
  4. Spray FryLight again and add the rice. Fry for a few moments, then spray with FryLight and stir. Repeat. Keep going.
  5. Add the Stockpot, a splash of soy sauce and the veggies if desired. Fry a bit longer, spraying again with FryLight and stirring, serve.

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4 Comments on "Better-than-takeaway Syn-free fried rice"

  1. Definitely going to try this! Thanks Shannon

  2. Yay – I’ve been looking for a decent SW fried rice recipe.

    Will try this next time we have diet coke chicken. 🙂

    Jenna at Tinyfootsteps xx

  3. What is this Slimming World of which you speak? Also, why is this food “Syn Free”? What does that mean? I actually like a little Sin in my food. It makes it spicy and just a little naughty.

  4. I will have to try this as i have been wanting to try fried rice to go with sweet and sour xx

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