Peruvian Fried Rice (Arroz Chaufa)
Arroz Chaufa is Peruvian’s version of Chinese fried rice. It is influenced by the influx of Chinese immigrants to Peru. Peru’s fried rice version consists of rice, red bell peppers, green onions, red onions, garlic, soy sauce, scrambled eggs chicken and a dash of sesame oil, ginger, and cumin. Amazingly delicious and you probably already have all the ingredients to make this!
This post is long overdue. like months overdue. I came up with this recipe after ordering Peruvian food way too much! I was in love with their Arozz Chaufa/Peruvian fried rice. It really didn’t occur to me to make my own fried rice until after like a million orders later. I could clearly see that there were peppers, green onions, eggs, and chicken in the Peruvian fried rice we used to always order. I could taste a hint of ginger, cumin, sesame oil and soy sauce. I also tasted onions, garlic, and cumin. I did a little research on Peruvian fried rice to see if the ingredients that I tasted was accurate. Thing is, Peruvian fried rice varies but a lot of the recipes I saw mentioned the same exact ingredients! I knew my taste buds wouldn’t let me down.
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Do you see all that deliciousness! This recipe is so flavorful and good! The first time I attempted to make Peruvian fried rice, I thought I would need four cups of rice but it ended up being too much and not enough egg. I only needed about 2 cups of rice. I like my fried rice to have a good amount of egg, so I settle for 5 eggs. Also, I am not a fan of a lot of soy sauce. I could tell the Peruvian restaurant I gave all my money to, didn’t use a lot of soy sauce either. I can usually tell when it’s too much. For this recipe, I only used 1/8 cup of soy sauce (the low sodium kind).
Arroz Chaufa is a super easy recipe to make and as I mentioned earlier, you probably have all the ingredients. The only con is that it requires a bit of prep work. However, if you want to prepare this a bit faster, keep reading below.
Preparations tips:
This recipe moves pretty fast so get all of your veggies diced and minces and in order.
Skinless chicken thighs is the preferred choice. They are full of flavor and they will taste amazing in this dish. If all you have is chicken breast, feel free to use that too.
If you want to save time, use prepackaged already diced peppers, garlic, and onion.
Mix all these ingredients together in a small bowl: Soy sauce, sesame oil, a pinch or two of sugar, couple pinches of cumin, ground ginger. If you prefer to use fresh. I would use 1 tablespoon. Do not add fresh ginger to the soy sauce mixture. We will be cooking the ginger for the rest of the veggies.
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Peruvian Fried Rice (Arroz Chaufa)
Ingredients
- 2 cups boneless/skinless chicken thighs diced into 1/2 inch cubes or chicken breast
- 5 eggs scrambled and then roughly chopped
- 2 1/2 cups cold cooked white rice Cook the rice in chicken broth or chicken base like Better than Bouillon instead of water
- 1/2 cup onions diced small
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 whole red bell pepper diced I diced mine into small pieces
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions plus the white parts
- salt and pepper for taste
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
Soy sauce mix
- 1/8 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
- 2 pinches cumin
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger (only add it if you are not using fresh ginger) if using fresh, use 1 tablespoon and cook it with the fresh veggies
- 1 pinch of sugar
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the red bell peppers and onions. Saute until softened, about 6 minutes. Right before they peppers and onions are done add the fresh ginger ( if using fresh ginger) and green onions, Saute for a min. Add the chicken and carefully mix well and cook for a couple minutes or until cooked through.
- Add half the rice. Mix well then add the rest of the rice. Mix well. Add the soy sauce mixture. Mix well then add the chopped scrambled eggs. Toss. Season with salt and pepper.*See notes
Notes
- This recipe moves pretty fast so get all of your veggies diced and minces and in order.
- Skinless chicken thighs is the preferred choice. They are full of flavor and they will taste amazing in this dish. If all you have is chicken breast, feel free do use that too.
- If you want to save time, use prepackaged already diced peppers, garlic and onion.
- Mix all these ingredients together in a small bowl: Soy sauce, sesame oil, a pinch or two of sugar, couple pinches of cumin, ground ginger. If you prefer to use fresh add 1 tablespoon. Do not add fresh ginger into the soy sauce mixture. We will be cooking the ginger with the rest of the veggies.
I’m a fan of fried rice, and Peruvian fried rice is something I need to try. Adding cumin adds an extra kick and flavor to this dish.
I love the idea of this. I’m a big fan of Chinese fried rice, but sometimes the seasoning is just a bit too repetitive – so a Peruvian version with some different spices sounds ideal to me
Thank you Fiona! You should give it a try. You’ll be amazed how good and easy it is!
Well, this looks like a winner of a rice dish. Love the sound of the spices. I would make a meal of this for sure. I can imagine it would even taste better the next day.
Recently I ordered peruvian style chicken fried rice at a local restaurant. I enjoyed the flavor (although it was too salty and bothered my stomach) and was curious about the spices used. After googling recipes, I stumbled on your recipe and decided to give it a try because the ingredient list contained nothing that would normally bother me. OH MY!! DELICIOUS, AND EVEN BETTER than the popular restaurant’s dish ~no stomach problems either. I used Jasmine rice, as well as store bought rotisserie chicken for convenience I most definitely give it 5 stars!
Awesome!!! Thank you so much for your kind words!! Homemade is so much better, but I do love dining out here and there! So sorry about your restaurant experience but now you can make your very own Peruvian rice in the comfort of your home. 🙂
I made this recipe and I have to say it was a total hit. I love Peruvian rice and now I can make it home and it tastes better than a few take out spots. I have made this recipe a few time with or without meat and it’s a hit every time.
I was interested to see all the replys said this looked delicious. Has anyone actually made it and eaten it?
Renee, there are people that have made this recipe before. One recently and a couple others right below in comments. Hope you can give it a try :)!
Made this for dinner tonight and it is delicious! I didnt have peppers or green onions on hand so I did little carrots and corn, but the family loved it!!! Instructions were so sim0le to follow as well.
Hi Kylie! You gotta try it with the green onions and green peppers next time. Working with what you have is awesome though! Corn and carrots sound pretty delicious too! I’m excited that you and family loved it! 🙂 Thanks for letting me know!
is this the full recipe? it seems to end abruptly with “Do not add fresh ginger into the soy sauce mixture. We will be cooking the ginger with the rest of the veggies.”
Hi. Sorry about that. I’ll update the notes but the recipe is complete. Basically, add the fresh ginger a couple mins before the veggies are done then continue with the rest of the recipe. I hope I answered your question.
I just did this today and it was a hit! I added sea food and brown rice. Omg. Yummy !!!
I’m grinning from ear to ear! Thank you for your kind words Amy! 🙂 Glad you liked it!
I love Peruvian food. There is so much influence now from different Asian cultures. One alternative I like to use to replace soy sauce is coconut Aminos. You can find it at health food stores. It even has less sodium than the low sodium soy but tastes the same!
This rice sounds amazing!! I love ethnic foods, but don’t think I have ever tried Peruvian. It will be on my list!
This is going on my “on-deck recipes to make” list! I love fried rice and I love the unique take on this – and anything that has veggies is always a win for me!
Looks amazing! Love fried rice dishes and am sure this one will be added to my list!
This looks amazing! Love fried rice dishes and am looking forward to adding this one to my list!
I could eat fried rice all day, everyday and this recipe sounds so good! 🙂
The addition of cumin is interesting in this fried rice. I didn’t even think that fried rice was a thing there. That again shows I would need to travel south America to see something else. 🙂
Thank you for introducing this to me, I am always learning something new here.