Special fried rice
Special fried rice | |
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Servings: | Serves 4 |
Ready in: | 20 minutes |
Prep. time: | 15 minutes |
Cook time: | 5 minutes |
Difficulty: | ![]() |
This could be used as a side dish or as a main meal.
Ingredients
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- 375g (12 oz) long grain rice
- 1 medium onion, peeled and chopped
- 50g (2 oz) sweetcorn
- 50 g (2 oz) peas
- 1 red pepper, de-seeded and sliced
- 3 slices of ginger, 1 chopped finely
- 2 rashers of rindless bacon or ham, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 100g (4 oz) peeled prawns
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
Method
- Pre cooked plain boiled rice or
- Rinse the rice in a sieve under cold running water for a few minutes to remove any starch
- Cook in boiling water so it still has a little bite to it (about 11 minutes)
- Rinse with cold water and drain
- Heat a wok or frying pan, add the oil
- When hot add the 2 whole slices of ginger and fry for 2 minutes to flavour the oil
- Add the onions, bacon, garlic and chopped ginger and fry for 3 minutes
- Add the vegetables and fry for a few minutes to soften
- Add the soy sauce and cook until the rice is thoroughly heated
- Stir in the prawns and mix well
- Remove the 2 slices of ginger and serve immediately
User's tip
Flickr user avlxyz, who knows his Chinese food (and his camera!), suggests adding chopped Spam to special fried rice. Sounds a good idea, I might even chop up a tin and freeze in small quantities, just for this purpose.
Variations
Pre soak some dried shrimp in just boiled water for 15 - 30 minutes to rehydrate, roughly chop and add with the vegetables for a more authentic dish.
Instead of bacon, slice up a little Chinese sausage for an interesting change.
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