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Top-down look at a bowl of rice topped with a fried egg, drizzled with soy and oyster sauces, and scattered with chopped scallions and cilantro.

Ban Fan (Simple Chinese Mixed Rice Bowl)

A sizzling garlic rice bowl with oyster sauce, soy sauce, and soft eggs, ready in 15 minutes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 620
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced heaping tablespoon
  • 2 tablespoons scallion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or any neutral oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup cooked rice a Chinese rice bowl's worth; if using leftovers, microwave or steam to reheat

Method
 

  1. Layer aromatics in bowl:

    In a medium heatproof bowl, layer the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, garlic, scallion, and cilantro in that sequence. For multiple servings, scale the ingredients and set up the corresponding number of bowls.

  2. Heat oil until smoking:

    In a small saucepan, warm the oil until it begins to smoke. For multiple servings, scale the oil and heat all together.

  3. Pour oil over aromatics:

    Pour the smoking oil over the aromatics and hear the sizzle.

  4. Cook eggs and serve:

    In the same saucepan, cook the eggs. Place the hot rice into the bowls, put the eggs on top, stir thoroughly, and serve.