Din Tai Fung ‘Egg’ Fried Rice with Tempeh Chop

This Din Tai Fung’s iconic egg fried rice is paired with a crispy air-fried tempeh chop – it’s flavourful, high in protein and made in just an air fryer!

If cooking seems complicated to you, you are at the right place – I’m here to show you that vegan cooking is more EASY than you think! This Din Tai Fung style ‘egg’ fried rice and tempeh ‘pork’ chop is made using only an airfryer. Quick, simple and absolutely delicious!

I use tempeh specifically for the ‘pork’ chop as it’s high in protein and absorbs the marination flavours so well. We use tofu for the vegan ‘egg’ in the fried rice so tempeh also provides a nice variation in texture & taste. It’s also the perfect high protein meat alternative – this recipe contains a whooping 36 grams of protein and 13 grams of fibre PER SERVING!

Here are some easy pointers to make this delicious and easy restaurant-style fried rice:

• Use leftover rice for the perfect fried rice because it has a firmer texture. Using freshly cooked rice can cause the dish to be too mushy.
• Some of my favourite vegetables to add to fried rice are kailan, bok choy, kale, carrot, corn and long beans. Depends on what I have in my fridge but this recipe only includes tofu egg and scallions.
• You can also pan fry the tempeh and stir fry the fried rice on a pan or wok if you do not have an air fryer. I love making this in an airfryer from time to time as it…
  • uses way less oil so it can be a much healthier alternative (not that oil is bad for you – I use oil in most of my cooking!)
  • It doesn’t take too long to cook everything together – 7 minutes for tempeh chop for about 5-6 minutes for the fried rice.

Ingredients You Need

• rice – usually, day-old rice is preferred because it’s drier and less sticky, making it easier to fry and absorb the flavours.
• aromatics – white and green parts of scallions, minced garlic or garlic paste
• protein – I made a vegan tofu egg but you can also add just fried tofu or tempeh.
  • extra firm tofu
  • seasonings – garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric, black salt, nutritional yeast
  • to add later – soy sauce, white pepper, sesame oil
• tempeh chop – 5-spice, garlic powder, soy sauce, mushroom seasoning, cooking wine, agave, corn starch
• vegetables – common vegetables include carrots, peas, edamame, and cabbage. It’s up to you if you want to include them!
• garnish – green part of scallions

Gluten free substitutions: Substitute the soy sauce with a gluten free version like tamari or coconut aminos. Ensure mushroom seasoning is gluten free.

Allium free substitutions: Omit scallions – instead substitute with chopped coriander for garnish. Omit garlic powder, minced garlic and substitute with hing (asafoetida).