Quick and Healthy Shrimp Fried Rice
Sometimes a quick meal is just what you need, but you can also make that meal a healthy one. The best Chinese food recipes are the ones that taste great and are easy to make. This recipe is one of the best Chinese stir fry recipes that you can make if you're looking for a healthy alternative to sodium heavy Chinese foods.
Preparation Time15 min
Cooking Time15 min
Ingredients
- 3 cups cold cooked short grain rice
- 1 cup raw small to medium peeled shrimp
- 2 eggs
- sake (rice wine)
- Reduced sodium soy sauce
- Sesame oil
- 6 scallions
- light peanut oil
- 1/2 cup diced turkey bacon (optional)
- 1/2 cup thawed frozen green peas
- 1/2 cup diced celery blanched for two minutes then drained
Instructions
- If desired cut the shrimp into small pieces. Next, mix the shrimp with 1/2 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce and 1 teaspoon cooking rice wine in a small bowl and let sit for 15 minutes at the least.
- Beat the eggs with 1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce and the 1 tablespoon sesame oil.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a saucepan or wok. When properly hot, pour in the egg mixture and twirl the wok to swirl the egg around. Use a cooking scoop to lift the edges and allow liquid portion of egg to flow under the cooked part. You want a sort of "pancake" of egg 8-12 inches large.
- Remove from pan when fully cooked. Wipe out the pan with a paper towel and add 1/4 cup light peanut oil.
- When hot add the rice at stir constantly and rapidly for 2-3 minutes, breaking up any clumps. Push the rice to the sides of the wok leaving an empty spot in the center.
- Add 2 tablespoons of light oil to the center of the pan then add the shrimp, scallions, and any other additional ingredients that you are using. Stir fry for a minute or so until the newly added ingredients are partially cooked, then start mixing them in with the rice.
- Stir fry the entire mixture for 1 or 2 minutes, then add the eggs. Continue to cook for another minute, cutting the eggs until properly scrambled.
- Add salt if needed and serve.
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