Recipe: Perfect Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice

Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice. I learned how to make shrimp fried rice years ago from one of my favorite bloggers, Jaden of steamykitchen.com and modified the recipe for our family (i.e. more of everything)! Shrimp fried rice is a one-pan wonder, full of plump shrimp, fluffy eggs, and toasty rice that can be adapted to your mood and the contents of your refrigerator. Plus, it's satisfying enough to be served on its own, and it's incredibly easy to make.

I love shrimp fried rice and this is a quick and easy recipe to make - if you make the rice the night ahead! I've never had a problem with soggy rice this way - cold rice works the. Leftover rice, which is slightly dried out, works best for this shrimp fried rice recipe that you'll soon be making all the time. You can have Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice

1. It's 400 gr of cooked rice, put in the fridge at least for 1 hour.
2. Prepare 3 of small shallots, minced.
3. Prepare 3 of garlic cloves, minced.
4. Prepare 2 of lemon grass, white parts, thinly sliced (optional).
5. Prepare 2 of green onion, separate the white and green part, thinly sliced.
6. You need 5 of eye bird chili/Thai chili/jalapeno (omit if do not like spicy), thinly sliced.
7. Prepare 2 tbs of dried shrimp/anchovy, chopped (can use anchovy paste or anchovy from a can).
8. Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of sugar.
10. It's as needed of ground white/black pepper,.
11. You need 2 of large eggs, lightly beaten with 1/8 tsp salt.
12. Prepare of Accompaniments (optional) :.
13. You need of Lettuce.
14. You need of Cucumber.
15. Prepare of Roasted duck (left over from dinner).

If you forget to thaw the shrimp in the morning, set the bag in a large bowl filled with cold water. You can substitute with dry sherry for Japanese cooking sake. Shrimp Fried Rice - Why order take-out? This homemade version is so much healthier, cheaper and tastes a million times better!

Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice step by step

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wok..
2. Saute the shallots, garlic, lemon grass, green onion (white part) and chili until translucent. Add in the dried shrimp/anchovy. Stir for a minute..
3. Add the rice, and use a metal spatula to flatten out and break up any large clumps. If the rice is cold from the refrigerator, continue stir-frying until the rice is warmed up, which will take about 5 minutes. If the rice was made fresh, cooking time will be faster. Just make sure that the rice isn't too wet, which will make frying it difficult. Sprinkle salt, sugar and ground pepper. Mix it well..
4. Push the rice aside of the wok. Add 1 tbs oil in the wok. Pour the beaten eggs. Quickly scramble the eggs, then gather all of the rice into the middle of the wok..
5. Mix thoroughly for another minute or two and give it a taste. Add more seasoning if needed. Sprinkle with green onion (the green part). Mix it..
6. Transfer to a plate and put the accompaniments on the side. Enjoy!!.

This shrimp fried rice recipe from Delish.com is so much fresher and healthier than that stuff that comes in the cardboard box. Push rice to one side of the skillet and add the egg. Stir egg constantly until almost fully cooked, then fold into rice mixture. Anchovy Fried Rice Sun dried shrimp Asian food Asian Shrimp Fried Rice Asian Raw Fish Sushi Dinner w/ Shrimp Tuna Salmon Asian food: rice noodles with shrimp and vegetables vertical Closeup of Asian Shrimp Salad Plate Asian shrimp and spinach soup Asian Style Shrimp Egg Roll. Anchovy broth is essential in Korean cooking.