Ham Fried Rice

This Ham Fried Rice can be enjoyed as a side dish or a scrumptious take-out style entrée. Use leftover holiday ham, deli ham or a ham steak, for a rich and hearty round two meal that won’t break the bank.

What’s the Secret to the Best Chinese Fried Rice?

It’s important to make fried rice with cold rice. The rice is actually cooked twice, first when boiling it, and second when frying it to combine with the remaining ingredients. Sesame oil and hoisin sauce also give authenticity to the flavor.

Ingredients to Make Ham Fried Rice Recipe

We love leftovers at our house! I enjoy figuring out ways to transform them into a round two meal that everyone will love. Whether you’ve got leftover ham from Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter ham, this recipe will give you a tasty option for combining it with simple pantry ingredients for another meal. Waste not want not, right? Make the day-old rice in advance and this skillet fried rice will come together in minutes! Ingredients to make Fried Rice with ham: (Scroll down for full printable recipe card.)

• Ham – Two cups of fully cooked cubed ham. You can use leftover holiday ham, a ham steak or deli ham purchased at the grocery store.
• Rice – Four cups of cold cooked rice. Long grain white rice works best.
• Peas and Carrots – Frozen peas and carrots.
• Whole Eggs – Four large eggs, lightly beaten.
• Fats – Unsalted butter, olive oil or peanut oil plus sesame oil.
• Onion – One diced onion. You can use a sweet onion such as Vidalia or a yellow onion for a stronger onion flavor.
• Fresh Garlic – Medium fresh garlic cloves enhances the flavor of the onions.
• Sauce – You can use soy sauce or teriyaki sauce plus oyster sauce.
• Garnishes – Thinly sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnishing.

How to Make the BEST Ham Fried Rice Recipe

• Scramble the Eggs – Cook eggs over medium heat with one tablespoon of butter. Add the eggs. Cook while stirring to scramble.
• Sauté Onion – Use a paper towel to wipe out the skillet. Add olive oil, sesame oil and onion. Cook over medium-high heat until the onion is beginning to soften, then add the garlic.
• Ham and Vegetables – Add the ham, peas and carrots. Stir to combine.
• Add Butter, Sauces and Rice – Add the remaining butter to the skillet, stir to melt. Add the white rice, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Stir to combine. Cook over medium-high heat until cooked through.
• Return Egg to the Pan – Add the egg back to the skillet, stir to combine.
• Serve – Remove from the heat and serve garnished with sesame seeds and green onions.

Tips for Making the BEST Ham Fried Rice

• Kitchen Tools You’ll Need: A large skillet (12-inch) or large wok, rice cooker or large pot for cooking the rice in advance, sharp knife and chopping board, measuring cups, measuring spoons, small bowl and whisk or fork for scrambling the eggs.
• Use Long Grain Rice: Long grain rice such as Uncle Ben’s Original or similar, will give you the best result. Smaller grain more tender varieties of rice, can become mushy when cooked twice making fried rice.
• Cold Rice is a Must: It’s imperative that you make fried rice with cold rice to prevent it from overcooking. You can make the rice in advance or use leftover rice. 
• Why Use Olive Oil and Sesame Oil: Sesame oil adds authenticity to the flavor of the fried rice overall. A little goes a long way, so I recommend using olive oil to sauté the onion so as not to overpower the flavor.
• How to Serve: You can serve this as a side dish with your other favorite Asian entrées such as sesame beef and broccoli, honey teriyaki chicken or cashew chicken.

Recipe Variations

• Protein: You could swap out the ham for chicken, pork or even smoked turkey in a pinch.
• Ham: You can use leftover ham, a ham steak purchase at the grocery store or deli ham for this recipe.
• Rice: You’ll need 2 cups of uncooked rice to make 4 cups for this recipe. The basic water to rice ratio is 2:1 for cooking rice. This means, that you’ll need 2 cups of water or chicken broth for every 1 cup of rice.
• Vegetables: You can use frozen petite peas and fresh carrots in place of a frozen mix. You’ll need to cook the diced carrot along with the onion until it’s softened.
• Peas: You could use frozen cut green beans in place of peas.
• Soy Sauce: You can use low sodium soy sauce or low sodium teriyaki sauce.
• Cauliflower Rice: You can adapt this recipe using cauliflower rice for a lower carb option.

Storage and Leftovers

• Leftovers: Store leftover Ham Fried Rice in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
• Reheating: Reheat in single servings in the microwave or in a saucepan over medium heat.
• Freezer: Freeze leftovers for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge and reheat just before serving.

More Rice Recipes to Make

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• Top this colorful Taco Rice with your favorite toppings for a one dish meal.
• Shrimp Fried Rice is another takeout favorite you can make in minutes at home.
• Use ground beef to make this Cowboy Rice Casserole on the stovetop.
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• Fried and Stuffed Rice Balls from Food Network.

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Helpful Kitchen Items:

• 12-inch Stainless Steel Skillet
• Measuring Set
• Kitchen Utensils
• Knives and Chopping Board

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Ham Fried Rice

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Asian-inspried, Southern

Keyword easy-fried-rice-recipe, ham-fried-rice-recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 321kcal

Ingredients

• Rice:
• 2 cups white long grain rice i.e. Ben's Original or similar
• 4 cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• Fried Rice:
• 4 large eggs
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter divided use
• 1 Tbsp olive oil or peanut oil
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 medium onion finely diced
• 3 medium garlic cloves minced
• 1 1/2 cups frozen peas and carrots
• 4 cups cooked cold long grain white rice (2 cups dry rice)
• 2 cups cubed ham
• 1/3 cup soy sauce or teriyaki sauce
• 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
• sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnishing

Instructions

• Rice: In a medium saucepan bring 2 cups rice and 4 cups of water to a boil. Season with 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until most of the water is absorbed. Set aside and let stand for an additional five minutes to absorb any excess water. Fluff with a fork and transfer to a container then chill completely in the fridge.  
• Fried Rice: In a small bowl whisk eggs. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 1 Tbsp butter. Add the eggs. Cook while stirring until scrambled. (Season lightly with salt and black pepper to taste.) Remove from skillet and set aside.
• Use a paper towel to wipe out the skillet. To the skillet add olive oil, sesame oil and onion. Cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or just until the onion is beginning to soften. Add the garlic, cook for 1 minute longer.
• To the skillet add the ham, peas and carrots. Stir to combine, cooking over medium heat just until the veggies have thawed and are fully heated through, around 2-3 minutes.
• Add the remaining 2 Tbsp butter to the skillet, stir to melt. Add the rice, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Stir to combine. Cook over medium-high heat stirring occasionally to prevent sticking for around 3 minutes.
• Add the egg back to the skillet, stir to combine. Remove from the heat and serve immediately garnishing with sesame seeds and green onions.

Notes

• • Protein: You could swap out the ham for chicken, pork or even smoked turkey in a pinch.

• • Ham: You can use leftover ham, a ham steak purchase at the grocery store or deli ham for this recipe.

• • Rice: Rice: You’ll need 2 cups of uncooked rice to make 4 cups for this recipe. The basic water to rice ratio is 2:1 for cooking rice. This means, that you’ll need 2 cups of water or chicken broth for every 1 cup of rice.

• • Vegetables: You can use frozen petite peas and fresh carrots in place of a frozen mix. You’ll need to cook the diced carrot along with the onion until it’s softened.

• • Peas: You could use frozen cut green beans in place of peas.

• • Soy Sauce: You can use low sodium soy sauce or low sodium teriyaki sauce.

• • Cauliflower Rice: You can adapt this recipe using cauliflower rice for a lower carb option.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 1033mg | Potassium: 186mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 2760IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 2mg

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