This Indonesian-inspired fried rice is elevated by the flavors of ginger, garlic, honey, and lime juice. Peanuts stirred in at the end give it a nice crunch.
Green beans
- 1 lb
, chopped into 1” / 2.5 cm pieces
Bell peppers, red
- 1
, diced
Jalapeno (opt)
- 1
, diced
Ginger
- 1 Tbsp
, grated
Garlic
- 2 cloves
, chopped
Soy sauce, low-sodium
- 2 Tbsp
Vinegar, rice
- 2 tsp
Oil, toasted sesame
- 2 tsp
Honey
- 1 tsp
Oil, cooking
- 1 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp
Cooked rice (leftover from Monday)
- ~2 cups
Eggs
- 4
Lime juice
- 1 tsp
Peanuts, roasted and unsalted
- 1/4 cup
Hot sauce (opt)
- for serving
Prep
Green beans / Bell peppers / Jalapenos / Ginger / Garlic - Prep as directed. Combine green beans and bell peppers in one container. Store jalapenos, ginger, and garlic in another container. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
Make stir-fry sauce - Combine jalapenos, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, toasted sesame oil, and honey. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Heat a wok over medium-high heat. Add first part of cooking oil and then green beans and bell peppers to heated oil. Saute until beans start to darken and char in spots. Add stir-fry sauce to the pan and cover with a lid or foil. Steam beans and peppers, covered, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove cover and stir in rice. Toss everything together and cook for 1 minute more.
Remove rice from heat and cover to keep warm.
Heat a nonstick pan with second part of cooking oil over medium heat. Crack eggs into heated oil. Cook eggs on one side for sunny-side up or flip and cook on both sides.
Stir lime juice and peanuts into fried rice.
Serve eggs over fried rice with some hot sauce on top if you’d like. Enjoy!