GROUND BEEF TERIYAKI FRIED RICE | Easy Weeknight Meal | Delicious Fried Rice Recipe

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake while tamari is gluten-free.

teriyaki sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade teriyaki sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce + honey

Homemade teriyaki sauce can control sugar levels.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.

Add diced onion and cook until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.

Stir in minced garlic and ginger, cooking until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Add ground beef to the skillet, breaking it apart with a spatula, and cook until browned, about 5-7 minutes.

Season the beef with salt and black pepper to taste.

Add diced carrots and peas, cooking until tender, about 3-4 minutes.

Stir in the cooked rice, breaking up any clumps, and mix well with the beef and vegetables.

Pour in soy sauce and teriyaki sauce, stirring to combine evenly.

Push the rice mixture to one side of the skillet and crack an egg into the empty space.

Scramble the egg until fully cooked, then mix it into the rice mixture.

Fold in chopped green onions and adjust seasoning if necessary.

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