Aromatic Cilantro Onion Ginger Fried Rice

This simple fried rice is so flavorful because of the aromatic herbs that are sauteed until fragrant. It’s easy to make with ingrdients you probably already have in your refrigerator. I always make this whenever I want to use up some extra cilantro in my refrigerator. You can also adapt with your favorite sauces and seasonings or make it free of top 9 allergens.

This post is updated with new photos on 11/4/2024.

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What To Make With Cilantro

Cilantro can be so controversial because it tastes like soap to some people. It’s a fresh, delicious, and healthy herb with for those who like cilantro or tolerate it.

I bought a bunch of cilantro from an Asian market and after I washed it, it looked so refreshed and probably doubled in volume. I have to be intentional to finish a bunch of cilantro before it goes bad.

Make A Simple Fried Rice with Aromatic Ingredients

I love making Easy and Tasty Ginger Fried Rice and decided to add cilantro, scallions, and sweet onions. It was absolutely delicious, very fragrant and fresh tasting, and definitely something I will want to make again.

This recipe is updated to make 4 servings from 3 cups of rice with lots of chopped aromatics. Feel free to adjust the amounts to suit your preferences, this recipe is flexible, you cannot go wrong.

If you want to make this fried rice dish into a complete meal, add whatever chopped ingredients you might have after the ginger and onions are ready but before you add the rice. You could add chopped ham, cooked chicken, scrambled eggs, peas, chopped veggies, etc..

Fried Rice Cooking Tips

Always make fried rice from rice refrigerated overnight. That is the key to making fried rice that is fluffy. Chilled rice has the added benefit of resistant starch, which may be helpful for some people.

Cook one, eat twice! It’s easy to make extra rice in a rice cooker and save 3 cups to make this recipe the next day.

Since this recipe cools quickly, I recommend prepping all of the aromatic ingredients before you start cooking. If you have an extra minute, you can microwave the rice for a minute to soften the rice and speed up stir frying the fried rice.

Allergy Aware Fried Rice

This recipe is free of top 9 allergens as written. Season with a sprinkle of salt if avoiding top allergens. Omit any herbs or aromatics that you avoid.

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Aromatic Cilantro Onion Ginger Fried Rice

This simple fried rice is so flavorful because of all the aromatic herbs that you probably already have in your refrigerator.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Chinese

Keyword fried rice

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 4

Author Sharon Wong

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons olive oil or neutral oil
• 1/4 cup sweet onion, chopped about 1/4
• 1/2 inch peeled ginger, minced approximately 1 tablespoon
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups cooked rice refrigerated overnight
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped small handful
• 1/4 cup scallion, chopped 2-3 stalks
• 1/4 teaspoon salt or 1/2 teaspoon soy sauce or oyster sauce (optional)

Instructions

1. Prepare all the aromatics and set aside.

2. Heat up wok or frying pan on medium high heat (medium heat if using a non-stick frying pan, if using a stainless steel frying pan, use a little non-stick cooking spray before stir frying).

3. When the wok or frying pan is sufficiently hot (4-5 minutes), add oil and sweet onions, stir-fry 2-3 minutes.

4. Add ginger and garlic, stir fry another 1-2 minutes until the ginger and garlic are fragrant.

5. Add the cooked and chilled rice to the pan and stir fry, breaking up the large chunks while mixing in the aromatics.

6. Keep stir frying until the rice is thoroughly heated up and add the cilantro and scallion.

7. The rice should be quite delicious as is with a fresh and aromatic flavor, but you may adjust to taste with a sprinkle of salt, oyster sauce, or soy sauce (optional).

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