Sweet and Sour Shrimp Fried Rice

Sweet and Sour Shrimp Fried Rice

wtorek, 4 lutego 2014

Sweet and Sour Shrimp Fried Rice

Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown basmati rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 small carrots
• 1/2 red bell pepper
• 1 green onion
• fresh ginger (walnut size piece)
• 1/4 large fresh pineapple
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 tablespoons grated unsweetened coconut
• 4 ounces bean sprouts
• 6 ounces shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• soy sauce

Directions

• 1 In a saucepan, stir the rice over medium high heat until lightly toasted.
• 2 Add the water and salt and bring to a boil.
• 3 Cover tightly and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• 4 Meanwhile, wash, trim and peel the carrots, then cut into slices.
• 5 Halve the bell pepper, remove the seeds, rinse and cut into squares.
• 6 Trim the green onion and cut into thin rings.
• 7 Peel the ginger and cut into very thin strips.
• 8 Peel and halve the pineapple and cut away core and any brown spots.
• 9 Chop flesh of pineapple.
• 10 In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil over medium - high heat.
• 11 Add the carrots, pepper, and green onion and stir-fry briefly.
• 12 Then gradually add the coconut, ginger and bean sprouts sirring continuously.
• 13 Add the cooked rice, pineapple and shrimp.
• 14 Stir - fry until the shrimp just turns opaque.
• 15 Season with soy sauce and serve immediately.