Easy Spring Onion Ginger Rice 蔥薑飯

Love the fragrant sauce that usually goes with Hainanese chicken or Cantonese roast? You can make it at home in minutes with just a few simple ingredients! This is my all-time favourite sauce. While it’s perfect with chicken, I often love simply scooping it over fluffy rice for the ultimate comfort bowl  — it’s absolutely satisfying and so flavourful.

This Easy Spring Onion Ginger Rice is perfect for those lazy days when you want something quick, simple, and comforting.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Quick and Easy – With just a few simple ingredients, you can make the sauce in about 10 minutes. (Cooking the rice takes a bit longer.)
• Vegan & Vegetarian Friendly – No animal products, dairy, or eggs.
• Flavour-Packed – The aromatic ginger and spring onion sauce transforms plain rice into a fragrant, irresistible meal.
• Versatile – Not just for rice! Try it with chicken, mushrooms, or even noodles.

Tips for the Perfect Spring Onion Ginger Rice

• Proper Rice-to-Water Ratio – For short-grain rice, I recommend a 1:1 ratio. For jasmine rice, try 1:1.25. This helps achieve fluffy rice, not soggy.
• Adjust Ginger and Spring Onion – Feel free to tweak the amounts based on how gingery you like your sauce.
• Use High-Smoke-Point Oil – Oils like sunflower oil are ideal because they have a high smoke point, allowing the ginger and spring onions to release their fragrance without burning or becoming bitter.
• Seasoning the Sizzling Oil – When pouring hot oil over the aromatics, adjust the seasoning to your taste. Add salt a little at a time, as it’s easy to over-salt.

How to Store Leftover Spring Onion Sauce

• Fridge: Keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

This sauce is so good that it rarely lasts long — I recommend consuming it as soon as possible!

Final Thoughts

This Easy Spring Onion Ginger Rice is a tiny twist that makes a big difference. It’s quick, flavourful, and incredibly versatile. Let me know if you give it a try!

Easy Spring Onion Ginger Rice

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This Easy Spring Onion Ginger Rice is a fragrant, flavourful dish that transforms plain rice into a comforting meal in minutes. The sizzling ginger and spring onion sauce adds aroma and depth and it’s a simple recipe that’s sure to become a kitchen favourite.

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Course Lunch, dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Asian

Ingredients

  

• 300 g jasmine rice
• 375 g water Jasmine rice to water ratio: 1:1.25 / If using sushi rice, use 1:1
• 100 g spring onion, finely chopped
• 90 g ginger, finely chopped
• 100 ml vegetable oil or any neutral high-heat oil
• 1 tbsp sea salt
• ½ tsp white pepper
• 1–2 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

 

• Prepare the aromatics : Finely chop the spring onion and ginger, then place them together in a heatproof bowl.
• Make the spring onion ginger sauce : Heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat until it shimmers. (Test with a chopstick:if small bubbles form around it, the oil is hot enough.) Carefully pour the hot oil over the spring onion and ginger in two to three pours to fully release the fragrance. Add the sea salt and white pepper, then stir well. Finish with 1–2 tablespoons of sesame oil and mix again.

  *Adjust the seasoning to your taste—add salt a little at a time, as it’s easyto over-salt.
• Cook the rice : Rinse the jasmine rice and cook with water in a rice cooker.
• Combine and serve : Once the rice is cooked, spoon in some spring onion ginger sauce and mix gently. Adjust the amount of sauce to taste.

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Keyword Easy Recipe, Rice Delight, Vegetarian