Seafood fried rice: a lighter home recipe with a clear finish · SG

What changes—and what stays

From a restaurant serving with unmeasured oil and sides often reaches 600–800 kcal to 420 calories

Seafood fried rice: Stir-fry the seafood and eggs, then add day-old rice, garlic, spring onions, soy sauce, and white pepper, tossing vigorously until fragrant. 20g spring onions, chopped; 2g white pepper. Seafood fried rice: eggs, beaten · garlic, minced · spring onions, chopped · soy sauce · white pepper. The rice grains are separate and lightly browned, the seafood is cooked through, and the dish is aromatic and dry.

Ingredients for 2

Measure first; timing is part of how this recipe uses less fat.

• 300gcooked rice, day-old
• 80gprawns, peeled
• 60gsquid, sliced
• 2eggs, beaten
• 10ggarlic, minced
• 20gspring onions, chopped
• 15mlsoy sauce
• 2gwhite pepper

Method

Each step includes heat, a visible cue, and a recovery.

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Step 1 · follow the visible cue

Prepare the measured ingredients

Seafood fried rice — cooked rice, day-old · prawns, peeled. Prepare cooked rice, day-old, prawns, peeled, and squid, sliced in the listed amounts. Keep wet components separate and cut pieces for their different cooking times.

Look for: Seafood fried rice — cooked rice, day-old · prawns, peeled · squid, sliced. cooked rice, day-old, prawns, peeled, and squid, sliced are evenly prepared and accurately measured, with no unintended water left in the preparation bowl.

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Step 2 · follow the visible cue

Build the defining flavour

Seafood fried rice — squid, sliced · eggs, beaten. Add eggs, beaten, garlic, minced, and spring onions, chopped in an order that softens strong aromatics without scorching the delicate seasonings.

Look for: Seafood fried rice — eggs, beaten · garlic, minced · spring onions, chopped. eggs, beaten, garlic, minced, and spring onions, chopped smell rounded and remain recognisable, with no black specks, raw spice smell, or separated oil.

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Step 3 · follow the visible cue

Cook with controlled heat

Seafood fried rice — garlic, minced · spring onions, chopped. For the main cooking stage, Stir-fry the seafood and eggs, then add day-old rice, garlic, spring onions, soy sauce, and white pepper, tossing vigorously until fragrant.. Control both heat and surface moisture rather than correcting later with extra oil or sauce.

Look for: Seafood fried rice — Stir-fry the seafood and eggs, then add day-old rice, garlic, spring onions, soy sauce, and white pepper, tossing vigorously until fragrant.. The rice grains are separate and lightly browned, the seafood is cooked through, and the dish is aromatic and dry.. Check the thickest or coolest part rather than judging only the browned surface.

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Step 4 · follow the visible cue

Finish and verify the texture

Seafood fried rice — soy sauce · white pepper. Add soy sauce and white pepper at the point where their aroma remains clear. Rest briefly and divide Seafood fried rice into two equal portions.

Look for: Seafood fried rice — The rice grains are separate and lightly browned, the seafood is cooked through, and the dish is aromatic and dry.. Seafood fried rice holds its intended shape and colour, with no unwanted water, fat, or loose coating around the serving plate.

Calories at the same serving size

The estimate uses the listed ingredients divided into 2 servings. Brand labels, trimming, and the amount left in the pan can change the result.

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