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Sinangag

Name: Sinangag
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Philippines
Ingredients: 2 servings Cooked rice; 4 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Oil; 1/2 tsp Salt; 2 Fried egg

Rice Dish

⏱ 15 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐

Garlic-fragrant fried rice — the essential centerpiece of the Filipino breakfast "silog."

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Leftover rice from the previous day, fried fragrant with plenty of garlic — an essential part of Filipino breakfast. Eaten alongside a fried egg ("itlog"), the combination is called "silog," and pairing it with various fried fish or meat dishes has spawned countless variations like "Tapsilog" and "Longsilog." The fragrant, toasty garlic aroma whets the appetite — an indispensable flavor for starting a Filipino day.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A Filipino morning: as the fragrant smell of frying garlic drifts from the kitchen, family members gradually gather at the table.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Cooked rice 2 servings
Garlic 4 cloves
Oil 2 tbsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Fried egg 2

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Mince the garlic.
Heat oil in a pan and slowly fry the garlic until golden brown.
Remove half the garlic and set aside (for topping).
Add the rice and stir-fry until fluffy.
Season with salt.
Scatter with the reserved garlic and top with a fried egg if desired, to finish.

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