Copycat PF Chang’s Fried Rice Recipe
PF Chang’s Fried Rice seems like such a simple taste but you won’t be saying that once you get a taste of this delicious soy sauce flavor with a tinge of sweetness from the molasses. Once you make this fried rice recipe, you’ll never want to go back to the restaurant version!
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My favorite dish from PF Chang’s has always been their Lettuce Wraps, but now I get that as an appetizer and this fried rice as my main dish! It’s the perfect dish!
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Don’t miss these tips to be sure your Fried Rice is identical to PF Chang’s:
- Day-Old Rice is Best
- You can’t have Fried Rice without the rice so getting it cooked and ready the night before is crucial to making this recipe as authentic as you can. I did this with my Hexclad Pan. This is one of my favorite pans I’ve used and it’s perfect for making rice in!
- Fresh Over Canned
- When it comes to your bean sprouts, you want to make sure that you’re using fresh. There’s a noticeable difference with the texture and the taste. Do it right and use fresh bean sprouts!
- The Soy Sauce Mixture is the Secret
- The mixture is where the fried rice gets all of its flavor and where it gets that slight sweet flavor that’s perfect for balancing out the saltiness of the soy sauce and umami flavor. Using a Whisk to make this is going to get you the quickest results and a strong flavor!
Ingredients for Fried Rice
Here’s all that you’ll need to make PF Chang’s Fried Rice:
- Jasmine Rice
- Chicken Broth – water will also work, it just won’t have as much flavor
- Sesame Oil
- Eggs
- Shoestring Carrots
- Frozen Snap Peas
- Sliced Green Onion
- Fresh Bean Sprouts
- Soy Sauce
- Ground Mustard
- Minced Ginger
- Minced Garlic
- Molasses
How to make PF Chang’s Fried Rice?
This Copycat PF Chang’s Fried Rice Recipe is surprisingly easy!
- HEAT chicken broth (or water) in sauce pan to boiling
- ADD rice and turn down to simmer for 15 minutes until liquid is gone and rice has a fluffy texture
- WHILE rice is cooking, whisk together soy sauce, mustard, ginger, garlic and molasses and set aside
- ONCE rice is ready remove from heat
- PLACE stir fry pan on heat and add 1 tsp of sesame oil
- CRACK eggs into pan and scramble in pan
- ONCE eggs are scrambled, add 1 tsp sesame oil to pan
- ADD vegetables like carrots, green onion, peas and bean sprouts – stir fry for 3-4 minutes
- ADD remaining tsp of sesame oil and rice and stir fry for 3-4 minutes
- SPREAD rice around pan – up around sides – so rice is spread out as much as possible
- ADD soy sauce mixture and stir fry additional 3-4 minutes
- SERVE and top with green onions
Supplies Used
- Chef’s Knife – this recipe has a lot of things that we need to cut up into small pieces and this knife is perfect. It’s my favorite in the kitchen!
- Stir Fry Pan (Wok) – this pan is my favorite for when it comes to cooking fried rice. It’s amazing!
Tips, Tricks & FAQs
- How long will fried rice last in the fridge or freezer? You can definitely freeze your leftover fried rice in an airtight container! That’s actually what I did! I portioned it out and put one in the fridge for lunch and one in the freezer for another day. I end up getting a little bank of delicious leftovers that I can grab and go for lunch whenever I need it. In the fridge – these will last 3-4 days.
- Can fried rice be reheated? Definitely – I just reheat in the microwave for 1:30-2 minutes or if you’re feeling fancy – you can re-fry the fried rice! Just throw it in a hot skillet for five minutes.
- How to serve PF Chang’s fried rice? I love this PF Changs Fried Rice recipe because you could easily add a protein to it like grilled chicken, steak, pork or shrimp – or just enjoy it on it’s own. It’s full of veggies like carrots, peas, bean sprouts and scallions. You could even throw in broccoli florets, zucchini or mushrooms to make it more filling. Be sure to use FRESH bean sprouts vs. canned. I used canned the first time and didn’t like them. If you want more protein without adding meat – you could add another egg or two when you scramble them at the beginning!
- Can I make this gluten free? Definitely! Just swap the soy sauce for GF tamari and double check your chicken broth – some brands will sneak in gluten as a thickener!
Other great Chinese takeout recipes
- Panda Express Broccoli Beef Recipe
- Panera Teriyaki Chicken & Broccoli Bowl Recipe
- PF Chang’s Lettuce Wraps Recipe
- Frozen Potstickers in the Air Fryer
- Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice
More Delicious Rice Recipes
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PF Changs Fried Rice
PF Chang's Fried Rice seems like such a simple taste but you won't be saying that once you get a taste of this delicious soy sauce flavor with a tinge of sweetness from the molasses. Once you make this fried rice recipe, you'll never want to go back to the restaurant version!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Jasmine rice
- 1 3/4 cup chicken broth or water
- 3 tsp sesame oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup shoestring carrots
- 1/3 cup frozen peas
- 1/4 cup green onion sliced
- 1/3 cup fresh bean sprouts
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp ground mustard
- 1/2 tsp minced ginger
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp molasses
Instructions
- Heat chicken broth (or water) in sauce pan to boiling
- Add rice and turn down to simmer for 15 minutes until liquid is gone and rice is fluffy
- While rice is cooking, whisk together soy sauce, mustard, ginger, garlic and molasses and set aside
- Once rice is ready remove from heat
- Place stir fry pan on heat and add 1 tsp of sesame oil
- Crack eggs into pan and scramble in pan
- Once eggs are scrambled, add 1 tsp sesame oil to pan
- Add carrots, green onion, peas and bean sprouts – stir fry for 3-4 minutes
- Add remaining tsp of sesame oil and rice and stir fry for 3-4 minutes
- Spread rice around pan – up around sides – so rice is spread out as much as possible
- Add soy sauce mixture and stir fry additional 3-4 minutes
- Serve and top with green onions
Notes
- Use Chicken Broth instead of water to make your rice – it adds so much flavor!!!
- Don’t swap out the Sesame Oil – it adds a TON of flavor
- Add in cooked chicken, pork, shrimp etc and more veggies to make it more than a side dish!
- Leftovers can be refrigerated for 3-4 days
- Leftovers reheat best in microwave for 1:30 or in skillet for 5 min
Nutrition
Calories: 461kcalCarbohydrates: 67.7gProtein: 17.4gFat: 12.8gSaturated Fat: 2.7gCholesterol: 164mgSodium: 1226mgPotassium: 477mgFiber: 5.5gSugar: 7.2gCalcium: 74mgIron: 5mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Looks delicious! It would be great with some leftover chicken or pork. YUM!
Very Tasty!
Hola, que es la melaza
Molasses
Could you give a calorie count please?
Do you use frozen veggies in this recipe? 🙂
i used frozen peas and fresh carrots – but you could use frozen if you like
Good recipe. I added more of the sauce though since that’s the way we like it. I didn’t have bean sprouts on hand so I added some chopped cabbage. Just as good with the cabbage I think but will make again with bean sprouts.
glad you liked it! and yes – more sauce – always!
Hi
Can I use any kind of molasses?
Do I have to use the mustard?
Thanks!
Any kind of molasses will do – re: the mustard – i do think it adds a lot but be sure to use ground mustard seasoning – not actual yellow mustard
If I don’t have molasses, can I use maple syrup or Agave syrup?
Replace two tsp of molasses with two tsp dark corn syrup, honey, or maple syrup.
Can you replace the molasses with brown sugar?
Replace two tsp of molasses with two tsp dark corn syrup, honey, or maple syrup.
Was yummy! The whole family enjoyed it
yeah!!! glad you liked!
This recipe is excellent, my wife loved it.
Overall good! Added chicken and steak. It was very good. Will make again!
I used brown rice and canned bean sprouts. I’m sure it would be better with the jasmine white rice. But the recipe is tasty and not difficult to whip up.
Hi! Thanks a lot! It’s super delicious 😋 I used all fresh, carrot, cabbage, celery stalks actually what I had in the fridge! God bless you!❤🙏
Do you mean sesame oil or sesame seed oil?
sesame oil
would this recipe be better is the rice were day old. Thanks Mike
i don’t think it matters…
I love these recipes.
Thanks for the recipe FH. Very tasty!
Pro tip: Try cooking the rice earlier in the day or the night before and refrigerate it.
It helps the rice from getting over cooked and mushy
glad you liked it!!! and great tip!
This was great I didn’t have molasses so I substituted 1 Tbsp brown sugar, used ground ginger, and only used 1 egg and I used about 1.5 cups of rice and this was my best so far that’s I’ve made at home
For some reason, even after following directions precisely, my rice was too soft, would like it to be more of a fried rice type texture. Also recipe was too salty for me, so next time I will use less-sodium soy sauce.
Sorry this wasn’t to your liking – you can push the rice into pan more and turn up the heat for it to “fry” more. Every pan and stove cooks a little differently – depending on thickness of pan, gas vs electric, etc.
I know the comment is old but for people trying this recipe, freshly cooked rice is too soft and moist making it mushy or sticky in fried rice. It’s best to use day old refrigerated rice that has cooled. The rice will be drier and give you far better results. The drier cooled rice will develop a better flavour, separates the grains and absorbs the sauce and seasoning better.
Recipe is great otherwise.
Hi! I am going to try this tonight and was wanting to make chicken fried rice. Do you have any good chicken recipes that would go well with this dish? If not, could you suggest some other good chicken recipes. Also, I made the serving fit for 6 people, so if you could consider that, that would be amazing. Thank you so much!
sorry for the delay – here’s a recipe for chicken fried rice – https://www.thefoodhussy.com/benihana-chicken-fried-rice/
and chicken kabobs – https://www.thefoodhussy.com/chicken-kabobs-in-the-air-fryer/
or chicken thighs – https://www.thefoodhussy.com/recipe-garlic-brown-sugar-chicken-thighs/
can I substitute molasses?
yes – you can use honey or brown sugar instead
I used a package of microwave 90 sec jasmine rice. It makes the perfect fried rice. 1 package equal a cup of rice. Don’t cook it, just break it up in the package and add it in to the veggies and eggs.