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Garlic Fried Rice

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Photograph by Chona Kasinger, prop styling by Callie Meyer

This is one of those times when just a few ingredients pay out big, resulting in a rice dish that bursts with garlic flavor. This recipe is from Melissa Miranda, the chef-owner of Seattle’s Musang, a Filipinx community space and restaurant.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

¼ cup vegetable oil
8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
4 cups cooled cooked jasmine rice
Johnny’s seasoning salt or kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper (optional)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oil in a large wok or nonstick skillet over medium-high. Cook garlic, stirring, until golden brown, about 1 minute. Using a spider or slotted spoon, transfer garlic to a small plate. (Or strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof measuring glass and return oil to wok.)

    Step 2

    Break up rice and place in same skillet; season lightly with seasoning salt (or kosher salt and pepper). Cook, tossing occasionally, until rice is warmed through and crispy in spots. (In Tagalog that crispy rice is called tutong; it’s like the crispy part at the bottom of the paella pan.) Add garlic to rice and toss to combine.

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