Bacon Fried Rice

🥓🍚 BACON FRIED RICE 🍚🥓
*Smoky, savory, and packed with crispy bacon bits – the ultimate 15-minute comfort food!*

✨ WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT

✔ Uses leftover rice (or quick-cook hacks)
✔ Bacon fat = flavor bomb (no waste!)
✔ Better than takeout & customizable
✔ One-pan wonder (minimal cleanup)

🛒 INGREDIENTS (Serves 2-3)

4 strips bacon, diced
3 cups cooked jasmine rice (day-old or parboiled*)
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup frozen peas & carrots
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 green onions, sliced
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp white pepper

Optional Upgrades:

1 tsp oyster sauce
Chili crisp
Fried shallots

👨‍🍳 STEP-BY-STEP

1️⃣ RENDER BACON

Cook diced bacon in wok/large skillet over medium until crispy (~5 mins)
Remove bacon, leave 1 tbsp fat in pan

2️⃣ SCRAMBLE EGGS

Pour beaten eggs into bacon fat
Scramble until just set (~1 min), remove

3️⃣ FRY RICE

Increase heat to high, add garlic → sauté 30 sec
Add rice, breaking up clumps
Stir-fry 2 mins until grains separate

4️⃣ SEASON & FINISH

Add soy sauce, sesame oil, white pepper
Toss in bacon, eggs, veggies, green onions
Cook 1 min until heated through

💡 PRO TIPS

✔ Best texture: Use cold rice (spread fresh rice on tray, freeze 10 mins)
✔ Vegetarian twist: Use coconut bacon or smoked tofu
✔ Extra umami: Add dash of MSG or fish sauce
✔ Meal prep: Stores 3 days – reheat in skillet with splash of water