Garlic Butter Steak Fried Rice Recipe
This garlic butter steak fried rice comes together in 25 minutes. Marinated seared steak and day-old rice tossed in a glossy garlic butter sauce.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 12 oz steak cubed
- 2 cups day-old cooked rice
- Neutral oil for cooking
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic minced
For the Marinade
- 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
For the Sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
Optional Garnish
- Scallions
Instructions
- Combine the cubed steak with the Shaoxing wine, salt, and cornstarch and let it marinate for 15 minutes.
- Heat a pan over medium-high heat with a bit of oil. Add the steak and brown on both sides, then remove from the heat and set aside.
- Melt the butter in the same pan, then add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add the day-old rice and the steak, then season with the light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar. Toss until the sauce soaks into the rice grains and everything is evenly coated.
- Transfer to a bowl and optionally garnish with scallions. But it's your food, you eat it how you like.
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Notes
- Don’t skip the 15-minute marinade — the cornstarch is what gives you that silky, restaurant-style texture.
- Get the pan screaming hot before the steak goes in, and cook in batches if it’s small.
- Break up rice clumps with your hands before they hit the pan.
- Add the butter and garlic toward the end so the garlic stays fragrant instead of turning bitter.
- Drizzle the sauce around the edges of the pan rather than on top of the rice, so it caramelizes slightly first.
- Prep time does not include marinating.