Bacon Fried Rice Recipe
Crispy bacon bits, fluffy eggs, and a whole lot of flavor, this easy bacon fried recipe only takes 20 minutes to make and will leave you wanting more!
The blog post was updated on July 4, 2025
What Is Bacon Fried Rice?
Bacon tastes great on anything, and fried rice is no exception.
This is a modern take on the traditional fried rice dish that we’ve all come to love.
Hickory-smoked bacon flavor infused with the essence of garlic and shallots, coupled with fluffy eggs and rice, and the refreshing taste of green onions hitting the tips of your tongue as you bite into this delectable fried rice dish.
Bacon and egg fried rice has all of the attributes for an irresistibly good rice dish.
And as an added bonus, it’s extremely easy to make, even a blind person could make it… Well maybe not 😅
If your palate is looking for something new to try, then why not give this bacon fried rice recipe a go?
Bacon Fried Rice Ingredient Notes
Eggs: Soft and fluffy eggs add a nice contrast to the crispiness of the bacon. You can use whatever type of eggs you prefer, such as omega-3, grass-fed, or regular eggs.
Leftover long-grain white jasmine rice: A key ingredient for making fried rice. Leftover white rice is much easier to work with compared to fresh cooked white rice.
Shallots and garlic: Adds flavor and aroma to our fried rice.
Green onions: The dark green part of the green onions is added as a garnish to the fried rice, while the white and light green part is used to infuse flavor into the fried rice.
Bacon: The star ingredient in this fried rice recipe. The bacon adds a nice crunch texture to the fried rice and packs a ton of hickory-smoked flavor to the fried rice. The bacon fat is also used to add additional flavoring to the fried rice.
Light soy sauce: Come on, you can’t make fried rice without adding soy sauce. The light soy sauce adds umami flavor and saltiness to our fried rice.
Black pepper: Adds a little kick to the fried rice. It’s best to use fresh, crushed black pepper.
White granulated sugar: The sugar helps balance out all of the saltiness from the bacon and soy sauce.
Substitutions
- Leftover long-grain white jasmine rice: You can use fresh, cooked white jasmine rice.
- Bacon: You can substitute it with another protein like chicken or pork.
- Black pepper: You can substitute it with white pepper.
- Shallots: Minced garlic or onions would be a good substitute for the shallots.
How to Make Bacon Fried Rice
- Chop your green onions into small pieces using a kitchen knife or cleaver. Separate the dark green parts and light green/white parts. Once done, set aside.
- Next, we’re going to mince 3 cloves of garlic and 2-3 cloves of shallots.
- Afterwards, we’re going to slice the bacon into small strips.
- Next up, we’re going to crack 2 eggs into a small bowl and mix them well together.
- Now, in a heated wok, add in about 2 Tbsp of cooking oil and then add in your eggs and fry them over the wok, making sure to break the eggs into smaller pieces. Once your eggs are about 80-90% cooked, transfer the eggs out of the wok.
- Now add in another 1 Tbsp of cooking oil to the wok and then fry your bacon over the wok until the bacon becomes golden brown and crispy. Once done, remove the bacon and also drain out the bacon fat. Then give your wok a quick wash to remove any burnt or dark bacon bits left behind.
- This bacon oil will provide a ton of flavour to our fried rice.
- Now, pour in about a tablespoon of the bacon fat back into the wok and heat it up over medium-low heat. Once the wok is hot enough, add in your minced garlic and shallots from earlier and stir-fry this for about 20-30 seconds until you can smell the garlic and shallots becoming aromatic. Then we’ll add the white parts of our chopped green onions onto the wok and cook this for another 10-20 seconds, followed by adding in our cooked leftover rice.
- Make sure that you mix everything well so that the bacon flavour is evenly distributed throughout the rice. We’re going to stir-fry the rice for 3-4 minutes. Try not to let the rice clump up together, and also use your spatula to press down into the rice to really heat it up in the wok and remove excess moisture.
- Now, add in our cooked bacon from earlier and mix everything well together. Continue cooking the rice until you start to hear the rice “crackle and pop”.
- Next, add in your eggs from earlier. Break up the eggs into smaller pieces and mix well with the rice.
- Then add in 1 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of white sugar, and 1/2 tsp of black pepper. Stir-fry and mix everything well together.
- Finally, add in the green parts of your chopped green onion from earlier. Give it a quick few tosses in the wok and then transfer the fried rice dish over to a bowl or plate and serve.
Tips
- For the best texture, it is highly recommended to use overnight-cooked leftover rice.
- Try to separate the rice when stir-frying it in the wok. The rice is nearly done when you start hearing “popping” and “cracking sounds,” and the rice is separated and no longer clumped together.
- You can reduce the amount of bacon fat left over from frying the bacon if you want to cut down on calories; however, you should leave at least a little bit of the bacon oil, as that adds a lot of flavor to the fried rice.
- Using fresh-cooked rice makes your fried rice extra fragrant.
How to Store Leftover Bacon Fried Rice
The bacon fried rice can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days in an airtight container.
How to Reheat Bacon Fried Rice
You can simply microwave the fried rice until it’s warm.
Recipes That Go Well With Bacon Fried Rice
Some other recipes that go well with this bacon and egg fried rice recipe are soy sauce chow mein noodles, bok choy stir-fry, and some homemade soy milk.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
I Don’t Have Any Leftover White Rice. Can I Use Fresh Cooked White Rice Instead?
Yes, you can!
You’ll need to experiment though, with the amount of water that you use to cook the white rice, you’ll want your rice to not be overly dry nor wet when using it to cook fried rice.
If it’s too dry, it will taste very dry and not very good.
If it’s too wet, then it will become mushy and stick together.
A good starting point is using a 1:1 ratio of water to rice, but this will vary between brands and types of rice, so you will need to experiment.
After you are done cooking your white rice, take it out of the rice cooker and lay it out on a tray, and then use a fan to cool down the rice. This will help reduce the amount of moisture in your rice.
Once the rice has cooled down, try to separate the rice to minimize the chance of it sticking together when cooking.
Why Is My Fried Rice Mushy?
You added too much water to your rice when you cooked it.
Cooked white rice should not be mushy and clumpy if the right amount of water was used.
Can I Add Additional Ingredients to This Fried Rice Recipe, Such as Vegetables?
Yes!
Frozen mixed vegetables or even fresh carrots, peas, yellow sweet corn, and iceberg lettuce will work well with this recipe.
Can I Use Brown Rice Instead of White Long-Grain Jasmine Rice for This Recipe?
You can, but it won’t taste nearly as good as using white jasmine rice.
I’m Allergic to Eggs, What Can I Substitute It With?
Leave it out!
Can I Freeze My Leftover Fried Rice?
Yes, you can!
Place the leftover fried rice in an airtight container or zip lock bag and then freeze for up to 1 month.
Other Stir-Fry Recipes You’ll Love
- Hong Kong Shredded Pork Pan-fried Noodles
- Cantonese Soy Sauce Chow Mein Noodles
- Spam Fried Rice
- Easy Authentic Vietnamese Fried Rice (Cơm Chiên)
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Bacon Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 3-4 strips bacon
- 1-2 green onions
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2-3 shallots
- 1 tsp white granulated sugar
- 350-400 grams cooked overnight white long-grain jasmine rice
Instructions
- Chop your green onions into small pieces using a kitchen knife or cleaver. Separate the dark green parts and light green/white parts. Once done, set aside.
- Next, we’re going to mince 3 cloves of garlic and 2-3 cloves of shallots.
- Afterwards, we’re going to slice the bacon into small strips.
- Next up, we’re going to crack 2 eggs into a small bowl and mix them well together.
- Now, in a heated wok, add in about 2 Tbsp of cooking oil and then add in your eggs and fry them over the wok, making sure to break the eggs into smaller pieces. Once your eggs are about 80-90% cooked, transfer the eggs out of the wok.
- Now add in another 1 Tbsp of cooking oil to the wok and then fry your bacon over the wok until the bacon becomes golden brown and crispy. Once done, remove the bacon and also drain out the bacon fat. Then give your wok a quick wash to remove any burnt or dark bacon bits left behind.
- This bacon oil will provide a ton of flavour to our fried rice.
- Now, pour in about a tablespoon of the bacon fat back into the wok and heat it up over medium-low heat. Once the wok is hot enough, add in your minced garlic and shallots from earlier and stir-fry this for about 20-30 seconds until you can smell the garlic and shallots becoming aromatic.
- Then we’ll add the white parts of our chopped green onions onto the wok and cook this for another 10-20 seconds, followed by adding in our cooked leftover rice.
- Make sure that you mix everything well so that the bacon flavour is evenly distributed throughout the rice. We’re going to stir-fry the rice for 3-4 minutes. Try not to let the rice clump up together, and also use your spatula to press down into the rice to really heat it up in the wok and remove excess moisture.
- Now, add in our cooked bacon from earlier and mix everything well together. Continue cooking the rice until you start to hear the rice “crackle and pop”.
- Next, add in your eggs from earlier. Break up the eggs into smaller pieces and mix well with the rice.
- Then add in 1 tsp of soy sauce, 1 tsp of white sugar, and 1/2 tsp of black pepper. Stir-fry and mix everything well together.
- Finally, add in the green parts of your chopped green onion from earlier. Give it a quick few tosses in the wok and then transfer the fried rice dish over to a bowl or plate and serve.
