Leftover Roast Pork Fried Rice

Leftover Roast Pork Fried Rice is a fantastic way to turn your Sunday lunch leftovers into another filling family meal.

You’ve probably noticed that I love making meals with leftover meat.

We love a Sunday roast, and turning roast meat into a filling meal is a great way to save money, reduce waste and try new things. 

I’m also a huge fan of an Easy Chinese fakeaway. Once you’ve got a few store cupboard essentials, Chinese cooking is easy, and fakeaways are much cheaper and healthier than takeout food. 

Putting leftovers and fakeaways together, like in this Pork fried rice using leftover roast pork or my Leftover Beef and Broccoli is one of my favourite things. 

Leftover roast pork with fried rice is a brilliant way to use up your leftovers. You can add loads of veg and rice to bulk it out if you are short on meat, there’s plenty of flavour and the seasoning is super simple. 

In fact, it’s so easy that you can recreate the taste of your favourite Chinese pork fried rice at home in about 30 minutes.

Even better, if your family are anything like mine they’ll love this Pork fried rice fakeaway.

Michael had about 3 servings in quick succession last time I made pork fried rice with leftover pork.

What to Do with Leftover Roast Pork

If your first thought when you’ve got a pile of leftover roast pork is pork and stuffing sandwiches, you certainly aren’t alone. 

I love a pork and stuffing sandwich, especially if the bread is dipped in gravy, there’s a bit of apple sauce and a giant bit of crackling on the side. Perfection. 

But, there’s plenty more that you can do with any leftover roast pork that you might have. Some of my favourite Leftover roast pork recipes include:

• Pork pasta bake
• Pulled pork flatbread pizzas
• Spicy Pork Pasta
• Pork Stroganoff
• Leftover Roast Pork with Sweet and Sour Sauce

Using leftover roast pork to make pork fried rice is another fantastic option.

You can also make this recipe with leftover pork chops or steaks. Just dice of shred the meat that you’ve got left, and add extra veg if you need to bulk it out.

How Long Does Leftover Roast Pork Last?

As long as your roast pork is in date, it can be kept covered in the fridge for 2 days.

How Do You Know if Leftover Roast Pork is Bad?

The thing with leftovers is, there’s no set rule. How long it will last depends on the quality of the meat, how cold your fridge is, how it’s been cooked, and how you’ve kept it. 

Generally, leftover pork will keep in the fridge for 2 days. But, not always. If your pork looks off-colour, smells bad, or feels a little slimy, throw it away. When it comes to using up leftovers to make Pork fried rice always trust your instincts.

Can You Freeze Cooked Roast Pork?

Yes, you can freeze leftover roast pork. If you didn’t want to make a Leftover roast pork fried rice recipe within the next few days, cool your meat, wrap it tightly and pop it in an airtight tub or bag and freeze for up to 2 months. 

Thaw in the fridge when ready, and follow this recipe, always making sure the pork is piping hot before serving. 

Is Fried Rice Unhealthy?

Pork fried rice with egg from the Chinese can be pretty unhealthy. There’s bound to be a lot of oil and fat, as well as a very high salt content. 

A Pork fakeaway is a much healthier option. You can add extra veg, keep an eye on how much oil you are adding, and use low sodium soy sauce. 

Where Does Fried Rice Get its Flavour?

Roast pork fried rice has a pretty unique flavour, but the good news is, it’s easy to recreate with a Recipe for pork fried rice at home. 

How to Make Pork Fried Rice at Home

My top tip for Leftover roast pork egg fried rice is to fry it all together in butter.

This gives everything a slightly creamy taste, and I think brings all of the other flavours together. 

Aside from that, it’s all about frying your rice and veg until it’s all piping how and cooked through. 

Start by very lightly scrambling the egg in butter, so that it’s still a bit wet. Then, remove from the pan and fry the pork and veg in the same pan. Add the rice and sauce, stir through the egg and enjoy. Easy peasy Leftover pork fried rice.

In my Beef Fried Rice recipe, I do things a little different. Instead of pre-cooking the eggs, I just crack them in and mix through. Either way is fine, do what you are comfortable with.

Marinade for Pork Fried Rice

The Sauce for pork fried rice is super simple. As well as the butter to fry, flavour with soy and oyster sauce. I add 1tsp of Chinese five-spice, because I love the flavour, but this is optional. Then, right before serving stir through a little sesame oil for flavour. 

Do You Make Leftover Pork Fried Rice with Cooked Rice?

Yes, before making your Pork with fried rice, you’ll want to cook your rice. 

It’s also better to use chilled rice, as warm, freshly cooked rice can be quite soggy, and ruin the texture of your fried rice. 

Cool your rice as quickly as you can by removing from the cooking pan into a large, shallow tub or bowl, or dividing it into several smaller bowls to spread it out as much as you can. 

Once cool, chill in the fridge until you need it. You can also make pork fried rice with rice leftover from another meal (because who cooks the right amount!?) as long as it has been cooled and stored safely, and it’s cooked through until it’s piping hot before serving.

You can find out more about cooling and reheating rice safely here.

What Oil to Use for Pork Fried Rice?

For my Pork fried rice recipe, I use butter to fry my ingredients. Then, I add sesame oil before serving. 

The sesame oil is a seasoning, not something to coat the pan. 

What Vegetables Do You Put in Leftover Roast Pork Fried Rice?

If you have Leftover roast pork and vegetables, use them! 

I use frozen peas, carrots and corn, as well as spring onions generally. But, if I’ve got any leftover carrots or broccoli from my Sunday lunch, I throw it all in!

What Goes with Pork Fried Rice?

Recipes for leftover pork roast and rice have it all. Veg, rice, and meat, all fried together in a gorgeous Chinese-inspired sauce. 

You don’t need to serve with any extra sides, it’s a fantastic one-pan meal. 

Can You Reheat Leftover Roast Pork Fried Rice?

I don’t recommend reheating leftover roast pork fried rice.

You’ve already cooled and reheated both the pork and rice once, and the more you do it, the greater the risks become. 

You can learn more about reheating rice here, but always be careful, and do so at your own risk. 

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