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15 Minute Soy Sauce Butter Fried Rice, the crazy easy dish that’s one of our favorite easy dinners. Stir fried rice in the simplest mix of soy sauce, chili flakes, and butter (the real secret). Mix in bright green broccoli and green onions for color. This fast and easy fried rice can be made and ready in less than 15 minutes making it perfect for busy days.
Look, I know this recipe might look and sound pretty basic, but please don’t knock it till you try it. It’s one of our current favorites. And let me just say that for Asher and my mom, this is an every few days kind of recipe. It’s very much their kind of meal.
Here’s the story…everyone from Creighton on down (yes all of my brothers), Asher, and my mom adore fried rice. It’s a dinner they’ll enjoy multiple times a week. When the boys are here, I have to go heavy on the chicken, but either way, everyone loves it.
They all felt it was odd that I didn’t have a recipe for basic fried rice on the site for you guys. But I didn’t just want to share a recipe you could easily find elsewhere.
Their response was, but yours is so good, people would really enjoy it…isn’t that the idea? The funny thing is that it’s the most basic, simple, straightforward fried rice. Literally nothing to it, but the outcome is pure comfort food and totally delicious.
It’s all about how and what you fry the rice in. I use a mix of tamari (you can obviously use soy sauce, but I prefer tamari), honey, and butter.
But the butter is the real secret.
Here are the steps
I mix a little tamari, with a tiny amount of honey, and a good pinch of chili flakes. You can use the chili flakes to taste.
Then, cook the eggs until they are just set. You don’t want them to be fully cooked. Underdone and still wet is the key. Then add in the rice and plenty of broccoli. I often mix up the vegetables using peppers, carrots, cabbage – really whatever I have on hand, but broccoli is the family favorite.
Then stir in plenty of butter. You want to cook the rice in the butter until the rice is fully coated. You’re basically frying the rice in butter.
Add the tamari mix and green onions, then finish cooking. You want the sauce to stick to the rice and help the rice get crisp.
Serve it while it’s steaming hot with green onions and chili flakes on top.
Keep it simple, that’s the beauty of this recipe. Let the flavors of the butter, sauce, and chili flakes really come through.
Bulk it up
Of course, if you want to make this a little heartier, you can add cooked chicken or shrimp. This rice would be delicious with either one…or do both!
My favorite way to serve this fried rice is with my cheese Rangoons. Together they make the perfect dinner!
Looking for other quick recipes? Try these:
30 Minute Pineapple Chicken with Coconut Rice
Creamy Turmeric Chicken and Noodles
Saucy Garlic Butter Shrimp with Coconut Milk and Rice Noodles
Lastly, if you make this 15 Minute Soy Sauce Butter Fried Rice be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
15 Minute Soy Sauce Butter Fried Rice
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 211 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup tamari or low sodium soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey
- chili flakes
- 4 tablespoons salted butter
- 1 1/2 cups roughly chopped broccoli
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 4-5 cups steamed rice
- 3 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- 1. In a small bowl, combine the tamari and honey, and season to taste with chili flakes.2. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the eggs and let cook until the edges start to set, 1-2 minutes. Gently scramble the eggs. Add the rice, broccoli, and remaining butter. Toss the rice in with the butter and cook until the butter coats the rice. Pour in the sauce, cook until the rice is crisping, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the green onions and remove from the heat. 3. Serve warm, topped with green onions and chili flakes.
Notes
To add Chicken: If you want to add chicken to the rice, I recommend cooking cubed chicken breasts or skinless thighs with a couple tablespoons of olive oil, 1-2 cloves garlic, a splash of tamari, and a pinch of black pepper. Then stir the cooked chicken into the rice with the green onions.Â
A quick, easy, abundant and flavorful fried rice. Made to reheat for lunch throughout the week, it does not disappoint. I was not sure the sauce would be enough flavor and it would be on the dry side. Not the case at all. And as with any fried rice, always fun to customize and add any veggies you have on hand. Will continue to make.
Hey Jill,
Amazing!! I appreciate you making this dish and sharing your review, so glad to hear it was a winner! xT
how does it reheat?
Hi Robert,
This should be just fine for you to reheat:) I hope you love the recipe! xTieghan
Do you have any suggestions on how I could make this ahead on morning of party? Thanks x
Hi there,
I would just have your rice cooked and ready to go, but since this is such a quick recipe I would finish it off when you are ready to serve! I hope you love the dish! xTieghan
Absolutely delicious! I added some chicken, and I can’t wait to add other proteins and veggies in the future. So yummy!
Hi Kristen,
Happy Wednesday! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe out, I love to hear that it was a winner! xx
Yep, definitely going to be the go to fried rice recipe in our family! Delicious 🙂
Hi Angela,
Happy Wednesday! I love to hear that this recipe was tasty, thanks for making it! xxT
It was so good. I used cauliflower rice to lower the carb count so it may have changed the texture a little but had a great taste. Another good recipe Ms Teighan
thank you
Hi Donna,
Happy Friday!? Thanks a lot for trying this recipe out, I love to hear that it was a winner! xx
You are right!! Was sooo good! The butter was key! I loved the honey in the soy sauce to. I made it in a cast iron skillet so the rice crisped nicely in spots and the egg kind of caramelized with the butter on edges. Really really good! And so quick and easy! Oh and I did add a bit of siracha on top because we like spice. ?
Hey Carey,
Happy Sunday!! Thanks so much for making this recipe, I am so glad it was a hit! xTieghan
This is so yummy! I used leftover rice from a different dish, and added bacon, a dash of fish sauce, some grated ginger because I had it in the fridge. The perfect mix of savory and spice. Can’t wait to make it for friends and family.
Hi Sophie,
Happy Friday! I am so excited that you enjoyed this recipe, thanks a lot for giving it a go! xT?
We loved this simple recipe. Lots of flavor and great when time is an issue. Added some sautéed shallots and it was even better!
Hey Jennan,
Amazing! Thanks for sharing your feedback and making this recipe, I am so glad it was enjoyed:)
I love pineapple fried rice. Would pineapple be a good addition?
Sure, pineapple would be great! Let me know how the recipe turns out Lena!!
I had a hard time getting my rice crispy. Any tips for that? I added more soy sauce and butter to see if that would help and turned the heat on high at the end. I also read in other recipes that it’s best to chill rice before frying, so I did that to the best of my ability with the time I had. It was probably a little cooler than room temp by the time I fried it. The rice was sticking to the pan quite a bit so maybe I need to use a different one next time?
With that being said, this recipe was delicious and had all the right flavors of fried rice. I added carrots and peas as well as 1/2 tsp of toasted sesame oil. Will definitely make it again!
Hi Christina,
Happy Monday!! I am thrilled to hear this recipe was a hit, thanks for trying it out and sharing your review:) Next time, try using day old rice, that should help!
Will do! Thanks (:
OMG Tieghan, you’ve done it again! This recipe was so simple and delicious!! My entire family loved it and asked me to make again!
Hi Nicole,
Happy Sunday!! Thanks for sharing your feedback and making this recipe, I am so glad it was a hit! Happy 4th of July!??
Oh. my. gosh. Sooooo good! I love fried rice, and I’ve failed several times before at making it- but this?! This I made successfully- easy and so darn good. I might make it tomorrow too 😉
Hi Sarah,
Happy Friday!! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe and sharing your review. I love that it was enjoyed!! Happy 4th of July weekend!??
I tried this last night, we loved it. Love how it crisped up! Definitely making again! Thanks.
Hey Tanya,
Awesome!! Love to hear that this recipe was a hit, thanks for making it and sharing your feedback!! 🙂
I tried this last night, but did make a couple of minor changes in cooking. Since it was only me and I had less than 2 cups of brown rice, I used lots of vege – some broccolini and leftover frozen peas. I actually cooked the vegetables first to be sure they were the texture I wanted without overcooking everything – I added them back with the sauce. This will definitely stay in my rotation!
Thank you
Hi Carol,
Happy Monday!! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a go! xxT
Hi Tieghan –
This looks so good and I can’t wait to try it! Is it possible to have the same outcome on texture and flavor without the egg?
Thank you!
Hey there,
Yes, totally fine to skip the egg:) I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xTieghan