Sometimes the most freakin’ delicious meals come from leftovers. That’s exactly the case with this steak fried rice recipe. If you’ve got containers of takeout rice in your fridge, waiting for a new purpose, you’ve got dinner. Don’t have any day old rice? You can still make this recipe! Just know the texture of the rice might not be exactly the same as typical fried rice recipes, but it’ll still be pretty freaking delicious!
This steak fried rice recipe isn’t what you’d typically find in a restaurant. The tender, juicy filets topping the rice, which is packed with vegetables and garnishes, are a great way to take this staple to the next level. Also, did I mention it’s super easy? Your whole family will thank you when you make this for dinner tonight!
Why You’ll Love Steak Fried Rice
To sum it all up, this steak fried rice is just a fun way to make fried rice at home. Seasoning the filets with my Cowboy Butter Rub adds a mouthwatering twist to a typical fried rice recipe, and I couldn’t resist adding some fun garnishes along with the vegetables you usually get in this dish. Leftover rice never looked so good.
There are lots of options for how you can make this fried rice. You can cook it on your black stone, a large cast iron, a large wok or an open fire skillet like what I used on my grill. The keys are to watch the fire and your heat level so the steak fried rice doesn’t burn.
I know I keep mentioning leftover rice, but there’s a good reason: day-old cooked white rice helps to make the starch more crispy. So, if you don’t have any takeout containers in the fridge, make a pot the day before so you achieve that perfect texture. Everything in this recipe goes quickly, so it’s an ideal meal for busy weeknights.
Want more quick dinner ideas? Check out The Best Quesadilla Recipes, Spanish Garlic Shrimp and Best Smash Burger Recipes!
Steak Fried Rice Ingredients
- Steak: We’ll season filets with my Cowboy Butter Rub, soy sauce, minced garlic and unsalted butter.
- Fried Rice: Grab some day-old cooked white rice, eggs, frozen peas and carrots, more soy sauce, chopped scallions (just the whites), more minced garlic and sesame oil.
- Garnishes: Those scallion greens come back here! Plus yum yum sauce — famous from Japanese steakhouses — and sesame seeds.
Homemade Yum Yum Sauce
You can buy yum yum sauce at most grocery stories and online, but making it at home is incredibly easy. It’s just mayonnaise, ketchup, garlic powder, paprika, rice vinegar and mirin.
To make your yum yum sauce, mix together 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon mirin, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon paprika and 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Stir all the ingredients until you have a smooth sauce, and then refrigerate in an airtight container for up to five days. Drizzle on everything that you want to give a boost of flavor!
If you don’t have mirin, you can use dry sherry or marsala wine. I’ve also got a version with prepared horseradish in my Bloomin’ Onion Recipe, so you can take that for a spin too.
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How to Make Steak Fried Rice
Let’s start this steak fried rice recipe by preheating a large skillet over a medium high heat fire (about 350 degrees Fahrenheit). Place your 3 filet steaks on the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until you get a nice crust.
Slice into the steaks into cubes, then top with 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons Cowboy Butter Rub, 1.5 tablespoons unsalted butter and 1.5 tablespoons minced garlic.
Add some oil to the skillet and crack 2-3 fresh eggs into the skillet. Stir to scramble the eggs and cook them until they’re nice and fluffy. When they’re done, pull them off and keep warm.
Add more oil to the skillet, then add 2 tablespoons minced garlic and 2 tablespoons of the white parts of the scallions to brown for 3-4 minutes. Then, add in the 3 cups cooked rice and stir until well incorporated.
To the rice, add 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil and the cooked eggs. Stir until well incorporated.
When the fried rice is finished, place your sliced steak to the top of the fried rice. Garnish the dish with the green part of the scallions, sesame seeds and yum yum sauce. Serve and enjoy!
What to Serve with Steak Fried Rice
With steak, eggs, rice and veggies, we’ve got a complete meal in this steak fried rice recipe. You could serve with egg rolls, spring rolls or crab rangoon as appetizers (these Jalapeno Popper Egg Rolls are also epic), then finish with fortune cookies!
Leftovers and Reheating
If you have leftover steak, wrap it in aluminum foil and store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days. To reheat, keep it in the aluminum foil and warm it up over the grill at medium heat. Feel free to add some butter, seasonings, and some beef broth or beer for moisture while it heats up again.
Store any leftover rice in a separate airtight container for up to three days, then reheat in a skillet on the stove or grill at medium heat as well.
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FAQs
The reason that cooked, cold rice works better for fried rice is that a lot of the moisture has dried out. With all the moisture still present in fresh rice, the fried rice turns out sticky, clumpy and gummy. It takes some planning ahead, but I promise you it’s worth it!
Ribeye, New York strip or chuck steaks would work great with this steak fried rice recipe.
Definitely! Brown rice isn’t as sticky as white rice. Therefore, the texture might be a little different, but you can still go for it.
There are so many options here. Basically, any vegetables you use in stir fries would be freakin’ delicious. Bell peppers, green beans and broccoli all work here. Just keep in mind that some of these vegetables might require longer cooking times than frozen peas and carrots.
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Steak Fried Rice
Ingredients
Steak:
- 3 Filets cubed
- 2 tbsp Cowboy Butter Rub
- 2 tbsp Soy Sauce low sodium
- 1.5 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1.5 tbsp Unsalted Butter
- Neutral Oil as needed
Fried Rice:
- 3 cups Cooked White Rice day old
- 2-3 Fresh Eggs scambled
- ½ cup Frozen Peas and Carrots
- 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Chopped Scallions White Part
- 2 tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 tsp Sesame Oil
- Neutral Oil as needed
Garnish:
- Sesame Seeds
- Yum Yum Sauce
- Chopped Scallions Green Part
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet over a medium high heat fire (about 350F).
- Add your steak to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side until you get a nice crust. Slice into cubes and top with soy sauce, seasoning, butter and minced garlic. Cook until 120F, pull off and keep warm.
- Add some oil to the skillet and add your cracked eggs. Stir and cook until nice and fluffy, then pull off and keep warm.
- Add more oil then add minced garlic and white part of scallions to brown for 3-4 minutes.
- Add white rice and stir until well incorporated. Add peas, carrots, soy sauce, sesame oil and cooked eggs. Stir until well incorporated.
- Add your sliced steak and shrimp to the top of the fried rice. Garnish with the green part of the scallions, sesame seeds and yum yum sauce. Serve and enjoy!
