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Garlic fried rice

Name: Garlic fried rice
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: East & Southeast Asia
Ingredients: 400 g cooked rice, cold (from the day before); 3 tbsp Noor olive oil; 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 eggs (optional); 1 tbsp soy sauce; 2 spring onions, sliced; Salt and white pepper

Day-old rice fried in oil with plenty of crisp garlic. A Filipino breakfast.

Time: 15 min
Serves: 2
Oil: Sunrise

Ingredients · Serves 2

400 g cooked rice, cold (from the day before)
3 tbsp Noor olive oil
6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 eggs (optional)
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 spring onions, sliced
Salt and white pepper

Method

Fry the garlic in the oil over medium heat until golden and crisp. Lift out half and keep it for the top.
Turn up the heat, add the rice and stir-fry for 4–5 minutes, breaking up any clumps.
Push the rice aside, scramble the eggs in the space if using, then mix through.
Season with soy, salt and pepper. Serve topped with the crisp garlic and spring onion.