Chicken Green Onion Fried Rice
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A Note From feedfeed

Our Rachel Gujar is cooking up @localhaven's Chicken Green Onion Fried Rice! She's using U.S.-grown Long Grain White Rice to make this epic fried rice.

 

Recipe and Headnote Rachel Gurjar

Prep time 15mins
Cook time 40mins
Serves or Makes: 4

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For the Chicken Brine

ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bone-in chicken thighs
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

For the Soy-Chili Sauce

ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
  • 1 teaspoon chili oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

For the Chicken Green Onion Fried Rice:

ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, or coconut oil
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
  • 1/2 pound chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups US-grown long grain white rice, (preferably day-old)
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce or tamari
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon gochujang
  • 4 green onions, cut on a bias in 2" pieces

For the Brine

Method

  • Step 1

    Place chicken in a large bowl and sprinkle with minced garlic and kosher salt. Cover chicken with cold water and let sit for 20 minutes while you prep the rest of your ingredients. Remove chicken from bowl, discard liquid, and cut chicken into bite-size pieces.

For the Sauce

  • Step 1

    Whisk everything together in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved, set aside.

For the Fried Rice

  • Step 1

    Turn on your stove vent fan/open a window. Heat an empty wok or large skillet over high heat, as soon as you see smoke, add the oil. Swirling the oil in the pan, once it begins to shimmer, add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally until softened and translucent. Add the peas and mix together. Add the chicken and cook until opaque.

  • Step 2

    Crack both eggs on top of the chicken mixture and mix together, it should begin to look like scrambled eggs. Add the rice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and gochunjang. Continue to stir until the rice develops a golden color and the moisture has dried up. You want to really move that rice around the pan, allowing it not to stick.

  • Step 3

    Remove from the heat, mix in the green onions and serve with the soy-chili sauce.