Description

This Easy Beef Fried Rice is a quick, flavorful 30-minute fakeaway featuring tender beef mince, colorful vegetables, and perfectly seasoned rice tossed in a rich soy and oyster sauce. It’s a satisfying, budget-friendly meal that tastes just like your favorite takeaway—only healthier and homemade.

Ingredients

1 tsp Sunflower oil

500 g (1.1 lb) Beef mince

1 Onion, finely chopped

2 Garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbsp Fresh ginger, grated

2 Peppers (any color), sliced

1 tbsp Chinese 5 spice

500 g (1.1 lb) Microwave rice (2 x 250 g packs)

200 g (7 oz) Frozen peas

For the sauce:

3 tbsp Dark soy sauce

3 tbsp Oyster sauce

1/4 tsp Dried chilli flakes

To serve (optional):

Spring onions (scallions), sliced

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Instructions

Heat sunflower oil in a wok or large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add beef mince and cook for 5–10 minutes, stirring until browned and crumbly.
Add chopped onion, garlic, ginger, sliced peppers, and Chinese 5 spice. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes until vegetables soften slightly and become fragrant.
In a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, and chilli flakes to make the sauce.
Crumble the microwave rice into the pan, breaking up any clumps. Add the frozen peas and pour in the sauce mixture.
Stir-fry everything together for 5–10 minutes until the rice is hot and evenly coated with the sauce.
Serve immediately, topped with sliced spring onions for freshness.

Notes

Make it vegetarian with plant-based mince or tofu.

Add carrots, broccoli, or baby corn for extra vegetables.

Scramble in 1–2 eggs before adding the rice for a classic fried rice texture.

Cool freshly cooked rice before using to prevent clumping.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 portion
Calories: 480
Sugar: 7 g
Sodium: 920 mg
Fat: 18 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
Trans Fat: 0 g
Carbohydrates: 52 g
Fiber: 4 g
Protein: 28 g
Cholesterol: 70 mg