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Garlic Fried Rice (Sinangag)

This side dish is so fragrant, savory, and full of crispy garlic goodness that takes your leftover rice to the next level. Try garlic fried rice with your breakfast eggs or as a side to fish and grilled meats. Only few ingredients!
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Course: Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: 20 minutes or less, easy, garlic, gluten free, leftover rice, silog, sinangag, tapsilog
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 338kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 3 cups leftover cooked rice cold, leftover rice works best
  • 6 cloves garlic minced; use only fresh garlic
  • 3 tbsp oil vegetable or avocado oil
  • 1 tbsp butter or plant butter
  • salt to taste

Instructions

  • Heat your wok or pan first with low heat. When the pan is hot, then add the oil.
    3 tbsp oil
  • Add your minced garlic and fry the garlic until it's crispy golden brown. This should only take a couple of minutes. Be careful not to burn your garlic so be sure the flame is low.
    6 cloves garlic
  • Remove the fried garlic from the pan by pouring it out over a mesh strainer that has a small bowl underneath it.
    Be sure to remove the garlic from the pan as soon as it is done and has a golden color to prevent it from burning.
  • Take the garlic oil that has separated from the crispy garlic bits and return that oil back to the pan.
  • Boost the flame just a little and add the leftover rice. Press down on the rice gently so it begins to breakup.
    3 cups leftover cooked rice
  • Toss the rice well so each grain gets coated with the garlic oil and separates. The goal is to achieve separated rice grains.
  • Add some butter and incorporate well.
    1 tbsp butter
  • Add back the crispy, golden brown garlic. You can leave a little garlic leftover as a topping. Toss very well.
    Sprinkle salt all over to your taste. Toss very well.
    Once the rice is well-coated and heated through, then serve with some extra crispy garlic on top.
    Enjoy!
    salt

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Garlic Fried Rice (Sinangag)
Amount per Serving
Calories
338
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
14
g
22
%
Saturated Fat
 
1
g
6
%
Trans Fat
 
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
9
g
Sodium
 
3
mg
0
%
Potassium
 
79
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
 
46
g
15
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
0.1
g
0
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
1
IU
0
%
Vitamin C
 
2
mg
2
%
Calcium
 
27
mg
3
%
Iron
 
0.4
mg
2
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.