Spicy Chicken Fried Rice Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil + 1 tablespoon

  or use butter
• 2 large eggs

  scrambled
• 1 pound chicken breast

  chopped (or use chicken thighs)
• 2 jalapeno peppers

  diced
• 1 serrano pepper

  diced (optional, for extra spicy - Use Chinese Tien Tsin peppers [https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/medium-hot-chili-peppers/tien-tsin-chili-peppers/] instead if you can obtain them)
• 1 medium onion

  diced
• 1 medium carrot

  peeled and diced
• 4 cloves garlic

  chopped
• 1 tablespoon Chinese 5 spice
• 1 tablespoon spicy red pepper flakes

  optional
• 1 teaspoon chili paste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 cups cooked rice

  chilled - day old rice is best for this recipe
• 4 green onions

  chopped
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons sriracha

  or to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• FOR GARNISH: Chopped peppers

  spicy chili flakes, sliced green onions

Instructions

• 1 Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large pan or wok to medium-high. Add the scrambled eggs
  and cook, stirring, until the eggs set and are nice and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• 2 Return the pan to medium heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the chopped chicken,
  peppers, onion and carrot. Cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring a bit, until the
  chicken cooks through and the vegetables soften.
• 3 Add the garlic, Chinese 5 spice, chili flake, chili paste, and salt and black
  pepper to taste. Stir and cook for 1 minute, until you can smell the gorgeous
  garlic.
• 4 Add the butter and melt. Stir in the rice, green onions, soy sauce and fish
  sauce. Lightly stir fry the rice for 5 minutes, stirring a bit, until everything
  is combined.
• 5 Stir in the sriracha, sesame oil and reserved scrambled eggs.
• 6 Garnish and serve!

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