Rice can be used to make many delicious fried dishes for the family and can also appear at some Asian-style parties. Let’s refer to Cooking Tips from TasteVN to compile 25 ways to make crispy, delicious fried rice that are simple and easy to make at home, such as seafood fried rice, Yangzhou fried rice,…!
1 Seafood Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 20 – 30 minutes; Cooking: 30 – 40 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, fresh shrimp, squid, eggs, carrots, green peas, scallions, shallots, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, knife, cutting board.
Seafood fried rice is a familiar dish for most Vietnamese people, as it uses many ingredients like shrimp, squid, and various vegetables.
The rice grains are fried crispy, fluffy, evenly soaked with seasoning mixed with the sweet chewy flavor of dried shrimp, the crunchy sweetness of squid, and the crunchiness of carrots blended with the buttery flavor of peas, making it very delicious.
2 Yangzhou Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 minutes; Cooking: 15 – 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, fresh shrimp, Chinese sausage, Vietnamese pork sausage, eggs, carrots, green beans, green onions, shallots, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, small bowl, plate, frying pan, knife, cutting board.
Yangzhou fried rice is a famous rice dish of the Chinese, also using a lot of ingredients. The rice grains are evenly coated with eggs, with a golden color, fluffy texture, rich flavor, deliciously combined with the chewy aroma of Chinese sausage and the sweet crunch of carrots.
Additionally, dried shrimp is also used whole or crushed to make the dish more appealing.
3 Egg Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 minutes; Cooking: 15 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, eggs, green onions, shallots, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, small bowl, plate, frying pan, knife, cutting board.
With just a few simple steps and the main ingredients being rice and chicken eggs (or duck eggs), you can immediately make a delicious egg fried rice. The rice grains are fluffy, golden, and soaked in the rich flavor of eggs, making you feel delighted all day long!
4 Salty Fish Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 minutes; Cooking: 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, eggs, green onions, shallots, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, knife, cutting board.
If you love dried fish, then you should definitely make fried rice with salty fish; it will surely not disappoint you.
The rice grains are fluffy and have a moderate crispiness, mixed with the salty flavor of dried fish, making it very tasty without needing to add extra soy sauce. In fact, this fried rice dish will not be as salty as you might think!
5 Garlic Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 minutes; Cooking: 40 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, eggs, garlic, green onions, shallots, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Garlic is a familiar ingredient in every family’s kitchen. You can use this ingredient to create an enticing garlic fried rice dish for your family to change up the daily menu.
The rice grains are crispy, evenly soaked with seasoning, and have the distinct aroma of minced garlic, making it extremely easy to eat.
6 Kimchi fried rice (kimchi fried rice)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 30 minutes; Cooking: 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, seaweed, kimchi, eggs, garlic, green onions, red onions, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, dish, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Kimchi is a sour dish, made through fermentation and has a relatively long shelf life when it comes to Korean cuisine. You can use this ingredient to create a rather unique dish called kimchi fried rice with a very special flavor.
The rice grains are fluffy, with an orange-red color and a slight sour taste from the kimchi, combined with seafood – such as squid, shrimp, clams, scallop coral, seaweed, and a hint of roasted sesame aroma. This dish is sure to be very appealing to young people.
7 Fried rice with greasy chicken
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 – 30 minutes; Cooking: 35 – 50 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, chicken thighs, onions, turmeric powder, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, dish, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Fried rice with crispy chicken is an appealing dish that both the elderly and children love.
The rice grains are golden and absorb the rich flavor of the eggs, fluffy and served with crispy chicken that has a crunchy skin while ensuring the meat inside is tender and delicious.
8 Shredded Chicken Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 – 20; Cooking: 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, chicken breast, bacon, eggs, bell peppers, tomatoes, sweet corn, peas, ginger, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, dish, fork, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Instead of frying whole chicken thighs or breasts, you can chop the chicken into small pieces and stir-fry them briefly before frying with the rice.
Shredded chicken fried rice uses quite a few ingredients such as chicken, bacon to enhance the savory flavor of the rice along with some crunchy vegetables like carrots, cucumber, sweet corn, and green beans (including string beans).
9 Vegetarian Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 10 – 30 minutes; Cooking: 15 – 40 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, fresh shiitake mushrooms, chicken thigh mushrooms, carrots, zucchini, tofu, fried tofu skin, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, dish, fork, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Vegetarian fried rice is also very simple to make, you can fry rice with lemongrass and chili salt to refresh the familiar flavor compared to garlic fried rice or use familiar vegetables.
In fact, try your hand at the bowl of fried rice, you will feel the fluffy rice grains, crispy and fragrant, mixed with the crunchiness of shredded pork, the chewy texture of chicken leg mushrooms, and the sweet chewiness of shiitake mushrooms, very unique.
10 Salted fried rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 5 – 10 minutes; Cooking: 15 – 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, shrimp, Vietnamese coriander, minced onion, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, chili powder).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Salted coriander has a very eye-catching green color, made from Vietnamese coriander leaves and is one of the specialties of Phu Yen and the Central Highlands region.
With a slight twist, you immediately have an attractive salted fried rice dish, with fluffy rice grains and the savory taste of salted coriander. Additionally, you can combine it with some vegetables you like such as sweet corn, Vietnamese pork sausage, carrots, and peas for example.
11 Beef fried rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 30 minutes; Cooking: 20 – 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Cold rice, beef, eggs, bell peppers, onions, shallots, lime, turmeric powder, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
The rice is fried separately, with an eye-catching yellow color accompanied by the rich flavor of eggs. When eating, you pair it with stir-fried beef that is sweet, tender, and rich in seasoning, combined with the sweet aroma of Dalat chili and a hint of sharpness from onions. This fried rice dish is also very popular.
12 Salmon Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 25 minutes
- Ingredients: Cold rice, salmon, eggs, carrots, green peas, onions, annatto oil, common seasonings (sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Utensils needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Salmon has a characteristic rich and tender taste due to its high content of omega-3 fatty acids that are good for users’ health, not only eaten raw with wasabi, but you can also transform it into a unique salmon fried rice dish.
The grains of rice still retain their fluffy texture, easy to eat, with the richness of eggs blending with the richness of salmon, making it incredibly delicious and nutritious.
13 Fried rice with bacon
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Leftover rice, bacon, napa cabbage, carrots, green beans, scallions, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Utensils: Bowl, dish, plate, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Fried rice with bacon looks appealing due to the ingredients used. The rice grains are crispy and fluffy, combined with the salty flavor of the bacon, the crunchiness of the carrots and green beans, especially when served with fried eggs that still retain the fresh yolk.
14 Fried rice with pineapple
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 60 minutes
- Ingredients: Leftover rice, pineapple, peas, carrots, corn, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Utensils: Bowl, dish, plate, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Fried rice with pineapple can be displayed in a pineapple or on a plate. The rice grains are also fried crispy, looking fluffy combined with the sweetness of diced pineapple, along with peas, carrots, American corn, or even cashews to add novelty to the dish.
15 Fried rice with salted egg
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 20 – 30 minutes; Cooking: 15 minutes
- Ingredients: Leftover rice, salted eggs, chicken eggs, green bell pepper, shrimp, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Utensils: Bowl, dish, plate, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Salted Egg is often used as a filling in steamed buns, mooncakes, and some other types of cakes. Now, you can use salted eggs to fry rice, and this fried rice dish will surely make you addicted!
The grains of rice are attractively yellow, with the characteristic salty flavor of salted eggs combined with the sweet and chewy taste of fresh shrimp or the sweet crunch of squid, making it enjoyable to eat without getting tired of it.
16 Colorful Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Cold rice, chicken eggs, green beans, Vietnamese pork sausage, Chinese sausage, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, corn kernels, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Colorful fried rice uses ingredients of different colors to create an attractive fried rice dish.
The grains of rice are fried crispy, fluffy, evenly absorbed with spices, mixed with the sweet taste of corn, the chewy aroma of Chinese sausage, the sweet crunch of carrots and green beans, and a hint of sharpness from some green onions. This rice dish is very easy to eat, especially loved by children.
17 Shrimp Fried Rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 20 – 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Cold rice, shrimp, kimchi, green onions, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Shrimp fried rice, you can also use salted eggs or kimchi to create a colorful dish. The rice grains remain soft and fluffy, not too dry, combined with the fresh sweetness of shrimp, making it not at all greasy!
18 Crab fried rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 45 minutes
- Ingredients: Cold rice, crab, chili garlic, rice wine, shiitake mushrooms, brown rice, corn, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning).
- Utensils needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
If you don’t use the familiar shrimp and squid, you can use crab meat to make crab fried rice.
Perhaps that’s why, when hot, the fried rice will be fragrant with crab meat, the grains are fluffy, evenly soaked with seasoning along with the chewy sweetness from shiitake mushrooms and the light salty taste of ham, making it just right without being greasy. Especially, the sweet and chewy crab meat is very appealing.
19 Instant noodle fried rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 15 minutes
- Ingredients: Cold rice, instant noodles, chicken eggs, carrots, sausages, cilantro, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning).
- Utensils needed: Bowl, plate, fork, frying pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
The unique combination of fried rice with instant noodles will make you ecstatic. The rice grains are fried to a fluffy texture, combined with the crispy and unusual taste of instant noodles, along with familiar ingredients such as sausages and carrots.
What are you waiting for? Let’s make fried rice with instant noodles following the guide from TasteVN right below the link!
20 Twisted fried rice topped with egg
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 30 minutes
- Ingredients: Fresh peeled shrimp, bacon, minced garlic, carrots, unsalted butter, flour, eggs, fresh milk, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Twisted fried rice is visually appealing with a golden egg topping, resembling a vortex on top. The rice grains remain soft and fluffy, evenly soaked with seasoning alongside fresh shrimp and familiar bacon.
Most notably, you can not only taste the rich aroma from the eggs but also the creaminess from the fresh milk sauce served alongside.
21 Fried rice with shrimp paste
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 15 minutes; Cooking: 15 minutes
- Ingredients: Shrimp paste, green chili, minced onion, minced lemongrass, minced garlic, pork fat, oyster sauce, (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, pot, knife, cutting board.
Fermented shrimp paste fried rice has a fragrant taste from lemongrass and its inherent salty flavor, but when eaten with fried rice, you will experience a unique taste.
The rice grains absorb the rich flavor of eggs, the salty aroma from fermented shrimp paste, along with a bit of sweetness from roasted dried shrimp, and balance all the salty flavors with the crunchiness of cucumber and the sweetness of pineapple.
22 Keto fried rice (keto fried rice)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 20 minutes; Cooking: 20 minutes
- Ingredients: Fermented shrimp paste, green chili, minced onion, minced lemongrass, minced garlic, pork fat, oyster sauce, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Keto fried rice has a rich taste from eggs, a savory flavor from chicken mixed with the sweet crunch of vegetables like carrots, cucumbers, and broccoli.
This rice dish is both filling and an ideal meal for those on a weight loss diet or wanting to control their weight.
23 Beef pickled cucumber fried rice (pickled cucumber fried rice)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 20 minutes; Cooking: 20 minutes
- Ingredients: White broccoli, chicken breast, carrots, cucumbers, chicken eggs, green onions, common seasonings (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Tools needed: Bowl, plate, fork, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
The rice grains are airy, retaining softness, combined with the tender sweetness of beef and the crunchy sourness of pickled mustard greens, making the fried rice not greasy from the eggs and oil.
Occasionally, changing the flavor with pickled beef fried rice will make your family enjoy the meal even more.
24 Coconut fried rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 20 minutes; Cooking: 40 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, shrimp, squid, broccoli, carrots, chicken eggs, coconut milk, grated coconut, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Tools needed: Bowl, cup, plate, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Coconut fried rice will not disappoint you, especially for those who love unique fried dishes.
The rice grains are crispy, with a beautiful golden color, appealing with fresh shrimp, squid, and broccoli cut into small pieces. The most special part is the creamy taste of young coconut strands, making the fried rice even more enticing.
25 Indo-style fried rice
- Difficulty: Easy
- Preparation: 30 minutes; Cooking: 45 minutes
- Ingredients: Rice, chicken breast, green onions, shrimp paste, chicken eggs, water spinach, minced onions, minced garlic, common spices (Sugar, salt, seasoning powder, ground pepper, vegetable seasoning powder).
- Tools needed: Bowl, cup, plate, pan, cooking pot, knife, cutting board.
Indonesian-style fried rice has a fragrant aroma from shrimp paste, with fluffy rice grains that absorb the spices evenly, combined with the sweet and chewy taste of shredded chicken. This fried rice dish is served with boiled water spinach and fried eggs to enhance the flavor of the meal.
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