White pepper and anchovy fried rice

White pepper and anchovy fried rice

Main dishes

A quick and easy fried rice dish with eggs, garlic, shallots, white pepper, and small dried anchovies: a simple yet delicious meal for a quick dinner.

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This Malaysian fried rice is made with very few ingredients: garlic, shallots, white pepper, small dried anchovies, and scrambled eggs cooked directly in the pan.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time10 min
  • Total20 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodStir-fried
  • Estimated cost$2.97 $2.97 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

1 people
  • $2.01
  • $0.40
  • $0.01
  • $0.18
  • $0.33
  • $0.04

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely chop the shallots and garlic. ≈ 8 min
  2. Finely chop the white pepper. ≈ 8 min
  3. Wash the dried anchovies. ≈ 2 min
  4. Pour the oil into a frying pan.
  5. Cook the shallots and garlic until they are softened and fragrant.
  6. Add the finely chopped white pepper. ≈ 3 min
  7. Crack the egg and drop it into the frying pan.
  8. Add the rice and mix until it is thoroughly combined with the other ingredients. ≈ 4 min
  9. Add the salt and powdered seasoning, in sufficient quantity. ≈ 2 min
  10. Mix everything thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  11. The stir-fried rice is ready to be served. ≈ 2 min

The bill

White pepper and anchovy fried rice

  • Small, dried anchovies$2.01
  • 1 egg$0.40
  • salt$0.01
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 2 shallots$0.33
  • A little cooking oil$0.04

Total$2.97

that's $2.97 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 small bowl of cooked rice
  • Small, dried anchovies
  • 1 egg
  • 3 white peppercorns
  • salt
  • A little bit of powdered seasoning
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2 shallots
  • A little cooking oil

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