Sinangag Recipe (Filipino Fried Rice)

Sinangag na Kanin or Filipino Garlic Fried Rice is a staple breakfast in the Philippines (aside from pandesal). Serve this with an array of dishes. Filipino omelet and ginisang sardinas are some of the dishes that I like to have with my sinangag.

Making sinangag out of leftover rice has been the common practice for a couple of reasons: it ensures that the rice does not go to waste, and cold rice is not as sticky as newly cooked rice making it easier to stir fry.

However, you can also cook sinangag using newly cooked rice. I suggest using varieties that are not sticky as using sticky rice can be challenge when making this dish.

How to Cook Sinangag

Prepare a wide pan as we will be working with quite a lot of rice for this. Put this on your stove, and pour 2 ½ tablespoons of cooking oil into the pan. Apply heat. While the oil is not yet hot, place 5 cloves of garlic you’ve crushed in the pan. Go ahead, and keep this garlic cooking slowly as the oil becomes hot. You will know you are done with this step when your bits of garlic are crunchy and golden brown.

Just for a bit more flavor, you will want to put ½ teaspoon of sea salt over the rice. Mix the salt thoroughly into the rice carefully. Then continue cooking for just 3 to 5 minutes more.

Now that our garlic’s all good to go, we should the salted rice inside. Gently stir this to mix it with our other ingredients. Keep cooking the rice with the garlic and oil for 3 to 5 minutes.

Now you can just move the delicious Sinangag to a serving plate or bowl of choice. You now have Pinoy fried rice that’s perfect for 3!

More Fried Rice Recipes

• Egg Fried Rice: A great go-to for me when it comes to celebrations is Egg Fried Rice. Egg Fried Rice is a good side dish that’s simple to cook. The ingredients are simple, and it is delicious.

• Tocino Fried rice: If you are looking for a quick and easy meal, this Tocino Fried Rice recipe is the way to go. It only takes about 20 minutes to cook and the ingredients are likely already in your kitchen.

Try this Sinangag na kanin recipe and let me know what you think.

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Sinangag Recipe (Filipino Fried Rice)

Prep: 10 minutes minutes

Cook: 15 minutes minutes

Total: 25 minutes minutes

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Ingredients

• ▢ 3 cups cooked white rice
• ▢ 5 cloves crushed garlic
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 2 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

• Heat the cooking oil in a wide pan.
• While the cooking oil is being heated, add the crushed garlic. Note: make sure that the oil is not hot when you add the garlic. Let the garlic slowly cook while the oil gets heated until it becomes golden brown and crisp.
• Sprinkle the salt over the rice. Toss until the salt gets distributed evenly.
• Gradually add the the rice into the pan. Stir to distribute the ingredients. Continue to stir fry for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a serving plate. Serve with your favorite dish.
• Share and enjoy!

Notes

Note: 

For larger quantities of rice, it is best to first add half of the rice and cook it for around 1 minute before adding the remaining rice. This makes the rice easier to handle during the cooking process.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 3g Calories: 311kcal (16%) Carbohydrates: 45g (15%) Protein: 4g (8%) Fat: 12g (18%) Saturated Fat: 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g Monounsaturated Fat: 8g Trans Fat: 0.05g Sodium: 389mg (16%) Potassium: 62mg (2%) Fiber: 1g (4%) Sugar: 0.1g Vitamin A: 0.1IU Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) Calcium: 19mg (2%) Iron: 0.4mg (2%)

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