Broccoli fried rice has Indo-Chinese inspired flavors with soy sauce, chili sauce and a little vinegar. We love to order Chinese take-outs and one of my favorite things about it is the broccoli. I just love the vibrant green, crunchy broccoli and it is something we all like.
I usually end up loading the fried rice with different vegetables and hence broccoli takes a back seat. So this time, I decided to make exclusive broccoli fried rice.
All this week, I am going to be blogging about entrees and they all are kid approved and something we all like to eat as a family. There is no elaborate meal planning and almost all the recipes are one pot meals.
Brown rice would work great in this fried rice recipe, but since my boys find it a little hard to chew, I made it with white rice. I would definitely be choosing brown rice, if I was making it just for me and my husband.
Jasmine rice works remarkably well as well to make fried rice. We are leaning more and more towards Jasmine rice when making any kind of Chinese inspired fried rice because of the flavor and texture.
Broccoli is the star in this fried rice and hence I held myself back from adding any other vegetables. Serve this as is or with Spicy fried tofu.
Preparation time – 10 minutes
Cooking time -30 minutes
Difficulty level – easy
Ingredients to make Broccoli Fried Rice – serves 4
- Rice – 1 cup (uncooked)
- Broccoli – about 3 cups (florets only)
- Onion – 1 small (thinly sliced)
- Garlic – 2 cloves (minced)
- Ginger – ½ inch (finely grated)
- Soy sauce – 2 to 3 tbsp
- Green chili sauce – 2 tablespoon (can use red chili sauce as well)
- Vinegar -1 tbsp
- Salt – to taste (if needed)
- Pepper – 1 tsp
- Spring onions – for garnish (optional)
- Oil – 2 tbsp
Procedure to make Broccoli Fried Rice –
- Cook the rice and let it cool down. Add a little bit of oil to the rice to prevent it from sticking. I find that spreading the cooked rice on a baking tray helps cool it down quicker.
- In a wok or a large pan, heat the oil. Add the sliced onions and sauté it on high heat until light brown.
- Add the ginger and garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- Now add the broccoli and let it cook on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Remember that we want the broccoli to remain crunchy and hence it is important to not let the vegetable steam. So make sure you are cooking in high heat all the time.
- Now add the soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, salt and pepper and give it a quick stir.
- Add the rice and mix well.
- Garnish with spring onions, if using and serve hot.
Expert tips
- Cook and cool the rice well before making the fried rice. In fact chilled day old rice works the best for any kind of fried rice recipes.
- Fresh broccoli is the best to use here.
- Make fried rice in a large wok and adjust the quantity in such a way that the temperature of the pan remains high all the time.
- We could add more vegetables instead of just broccoli.
Frequently asked questions
I use basmati rice or jasmine rice to make Chinese fried rice. Lately we are leaning more and more towards jasmine rice because of its unique flavor and the texture.
I like to serve the fried rice fresh. What works very well for me is to cook the rice and prep the vegetables before and it takes just about 10 minutes to make the fried rice.
Yes, if needed we can freeze the fried rice. Make sure to heat it thoroughly before serving. Make sure to pack them in portion size so you can take out just what you need.
I like to reheat mine in a pan on high heat. I heat my wok and then add a dash of oil and then the frozen rice and quickly mix to heat it through.
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Recipe
Broccoli Fried Rice Recipe
Equipment
- pan
- spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice Uncooked
- 3 cups Broccoli Florets only
- 1 small Onion Thinly sliced
- 2 cloves Garlic Minced
- ½ inch Ginger Finely grated
- 2 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon Green chili sauce Can use red chili sauce as well
- 1 tablespoon Vinegar
- to taste Salt If needed
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- for garnish Spring onions Optional
- 2 tablespoon Oil
Instructions
- Cook the rice and let it cool down. Add a little bit of oil to the rice to prevent it from sticking. I find that spreading the cooked rice on a baking tray helps cool it down quicker.
- In a wok or a large pan, heat the oil. Add the sliced onions and sauté it on high heat until light brown.
- Add the ginger and garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds.
- Now add the broccoli and let it cook on high heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Remember that we want the broccoli to remain crunchy and hence it is important to not let the vegetable steam. So make sure you are cooking in high heat all the time.
- Now add the soy sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, salt, and pepper and give it a quick stir.
- Add the rice and mix well.
- Garnish with spring onions, if using, and serve hot.
Casey says
I used red chili sauce and added a bit more broccoli, and it was super delish!!!!!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thank you!
Sharon says
This is one special rice dish. The chili sauce and the soy sauce together add so much flavor.
Cara says
Absolutely loved the addition of the broccoli to this rice! SO delish.
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thank you!
veenaazmanov says
Would love to surely try this Broccoli Fried Rice combo. Definitely crunchy and healthy too.
Sue says
I could eat this for a week and never get tired of it, great recipe!
Sandhya Ramakrishnan says
Thank you!
Srivalli Jetti says
Looks amazing Sandhya, never made with just broccoli, will have to try it sometime..