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Cantonese fried rice

Cantonese fried rice

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Dutch-style fried rice: cooked rice, celery, leek, onion, ham, shrimp, and omelette strips, seasoned with kecap manis (sweet soy sauce).

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Recipe from JopkeB, De Wikischim, Erik Baas, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Cantonese fried rice is a delicious and flavorful rice dish with exotic notes. It’s perfect for a quick and satisfying meal, and it can be prepared in just 30 minutes, making it ideal for the whole family.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$8.86 $2.22 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.99
  • $0.77
  • $0.41
  • $3.19
  • $1.87
  • $1.20
  • $0.13
  • $0.27
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the rice according to the package instructions and drain it.
  2. Chop the onion and leek into slices, and the celery into small pieces. ≈ 8 min
  3. Crack the eggs and cook them as an omelette in a little oil. Cut the omelette into strips and set aside on a plate.
  4. In the same frying pan, cook the vegetables, diced ham, and shrimp for a few minutes, then add the omelette strips.
  5. Finally, add the cooked rice (and warm it up if it has cooled down) and mix well.
  6. Season with ketjap, pepper, and salt to your liking. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Cantonese fried rice

  • 300 g of basmati or jasmine rice$0.99
  • 300 g of celery$0.77
  • 2 onions (or 2 new onions)$0.41
  • 300 g of leek$3.19
  • 100 g of peeled shrimp$1.87
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 2 tablespoons of oil$0.13
  • pepper$0.27
  • salt$0.03

Total$8.86

that's $2.22 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 300 g of basmati or jasmine rice
  • 300 g of celery
  • 2 onions (or 2 new onions)
  • 300 g of leek
  • 100 g of peeled shrimp
  • 100 g of ham
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons of oil
  • Ketjap (sweet Indonesian soy sauce)
  • pepper
  • salt

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