Mimi's Cyber Kitchen Home
Mimi's Recipe Request Board ARCHIVE
Questions or Comments
Fried Rice with Shrimp
posted by Sally OH 07-07-98 1:45 PM Fried Rice with Shrimp This is adapted from the little book we bought in Taipei, Taiwan in 1970: The Fine Art of Chinese Cooking, page 176. 3 cups cold cooked rice (or cold cooked noodles) 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup fresh shrimp, shelled and coarsely chopped 1 eggs well beaten 1 Tbl. cold water to loosen rice Sauce: 2 Tbl. soy sauce 1 Tbl. sherry 1/8 tsp. freshly ground pepper chopped scallion greens to sprinkle on top Add 1-2T. cold water to rice and loosen the grains as much as possible. Mix eggs and shrimp in a bowl. Heat frying pan on a high flame; add oil and heat thoroughly. Fry onion to a light brown. Add shrimp and eggs and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add rice and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly; add sauce. Stir until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Sprinkle scallion greens on top. Serves 2-3, more if part of a larger meal.
