Crispy Fried Egg Rice Bowl

The fried egg, done right — lacy crisp edges, a molten yolk — over warm rice and garlicky greens · egg methods here

1–2 · 10 min

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2 eggs
1 Tbsp neutral oil (or rendered fat)
2 cups cooked rice, warm
2 cups greens — spinach, chard, or kale, chopped
1–2 garlic cloves, sliced
soy sauce · toasted sesame oil · chili crisp or a garden hot sauce
scallion · sesame seeds to finish

What you need

2 eggs

1 Tbsp neutral oil (or rendered fat)

2 cups cooked rice, warm

2 cups greens — spinach, chard, or kale, chopped

1–2 garlic cloves, sliced

soy sauce · toasted sesame oil · chili crisp or a garden hot sauce

scallion · sesame seeds to finish

Wilt the greens. A little oil, the garlic 30 seconds, then the greens with a pinch of salt until just wilted. Pile over the warm rice in a bowl; splash with soy and sesame oil.
Get the pan hot. Wipe the pan, add the 1 Tbsp oil, and heat over medium-high until it shimmers. Crack in the eggs — they should sizzle on contact.
Fry to taste. For runny & crispy, leave them alone 2–3 min until the edges are golden-lacy and the whites are set but the yolk still jiggles. Baste the tops with the hot oil to just film the yolk, or leave sunny-side.
Build the bowl. Slide the eggs onto the rice and greens. Salt and pepper the eggs now, add chili crisp, scallion, and sesame. Break the yolk and stir it through.

Steps — tap one to keep your place

1. Wilt the greens. A little oil, the garlic 30 seconds, then the greens with a pinch of salt until just wilted. Pile over the warm rice in a bowl; splash with soy and sesame oil.

2. Get the pan hot. Wipe the pan, add the 1 Tbsp oil, and heat over medium-high until it shimmers. Crack in the eggs — they should sizzle on contact.

3. Fry to taste. For runny & crispy, leave them alone 2–3 min until the edges are golden-lacy and the whites are set but the yolk still jiggles. Baste the tops with the hot oil to just film the yolk, or leave sunny-side.

4. Build the bowl. Slide the eggs onto the rice and greens. Salt and pepper the eggs now, add chili crisp, scallion, and sesame. Break the yolk and stir it through.

✨ Untested — Claude drafted this one from scratch; it hasn't been cooked and amended in our kitchen yet, so treat the amounts as a starting point. Low salt — salt at the end and taste as you go; broth, cheese, and canned goods already bring salt.