Air fryer fried rice recipe
Learn how to make the best Air Fryer Fried Rice the quick and easy way! The rice grains are little crisp outside and soft inside, healthy and takes only 10 mins to cook!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked rice refrigerated and cold
- 1.5 cup frozen mixed vegetables
- 1.5 tbsp avocado oil
- ½ tsp coarse sea salt
- ½ tsp garlic granule
- ¼ tsp onion granule
- ¼ tsp ground white pepper or black pepper
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos or 0.5 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 bulb scallion diced and separate white and green parts
- 1 large egg whisked, optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cold rice, frozen vegetables, and oil. Gently toss and coat the oil evenly over the rice grains. This will help the rice “fried” up evenly. I recommend wearing a kitchen glove and use your hand to do this for easy control.
- Add the salt, garlic and onion granule, and ground pepper. Toss again to combine well.
- Transfer the rice mixture into an oven friendly cake pan that’s big enough to hold the rice but small enough to fit inside of your air fryer basket. My cake pan size is 7.5-inch height x 3.5-inch wide for a 6-qt. air fryer.
- Spread the rice out into an even height and air fryer at 380°F (193°C ), uncovered, for 5 minutes. In the meantime, whisk the egg, if using.
- Carefully remove the cake pan from the air fryer. Some rice grains on the surface might get a little browned and crisp and that are totally okay. Use a wooden spoon to stir the rice mixture and add in the coconut aminos and white scallion parts, and pour in the whisked egg, if using. Stir everything again.
- Drop the air fryer temperature to 360°F (182°C) and air fry the rice for 5 more minutes. Remove the cake pan from the air fryer basket and stir the rice mixture again to break up the rice and the egg. Transfer it to a large serving plate.
- Garnish with green scallions parts. Taste and adjust with salt and pepper seasonings, if needed. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Notes
- You can also garnish the rice with toasted sesame oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds to the rice before serving.
- To reheat the rice in the air fryer: Sprinkle the rice with a few drops of water and air fry at 360°F (182°C) for about 3-5 minutes.
- Good fried rice has separated grains, not clumps. To achieve this, coat the rice evenly in oil and dry seasonings and cook part way before adding liquid seasonings so they fry up evenly.
- The eggs can stick to the rice, changing the texture. The whisked egg cooks differently in the air fryer than on a hot wok with constant stirring. For a perfect fried egg texture, cook scrambled eggs in air fryer (recipe coming soon!) and then combine with the rice mixture.
- Also see my how to cook rice in air fryer if you are making it from scratch.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 268kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 410mg | Potassium: 211mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 3538IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg
