Thursday, March 1, 2012

Shrimp Fried Rice with Sesame Oil

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Love homemade fried rice! Such a great way to use up leftover vegetables and it couldn’t be easier. I posted my original fried rice recipe here. When my House of Tsang package arrived (disclaimer: I received these products for free), I was excited to see the package contained sesame oil (which I had never used before). I decided to revamp my fried rice a bit and add the oil.

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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice with Sesame Oil:

Ingredients:

  • 1 bag of Success 10 minute brown rice, cooked according to package directions
  • 1/2 lb of shrimp, boiled/cooked through
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 egg + 1 egg white
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas, defrosted
  • 1/2 cup frozen corn, defrosted
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • Desired quantity soy sauce (I used House of Tsang Ginger Flavored Soy Sauce)

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Directions:

Add oil and garlic to a wok or frying pan. Cook over medium heat for 1-2 minutes. Add egg & egg white, scramble and cook through. Add cooked rice, shrimp, peas and corn and cook for ~ 5 minutes. Remove from heat and toss in sesame oil and desired amount of soy sauce.

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The outcome is so yummy! The sesame oil really adds that special something! Yum!! Have you used sesame oil before?

4 comments:

Stephanie@cookinfanatic said...

I love homemade fried rice too, your version w the shrimp looks super tasty! I've never cooked w sesame oil but my mom swears by it, says it gives the best flavor!

Kerr said...

I love sesame oil. I put it on noodles with some red pepper flakes and its a meal!

Aggie said...

I really love sesame oil. I haven't used it for a long time but try to remember to add to any Asian noodle or rice dish. Sometimes I use a little for stir fry veggies too. That shrimp fried rice looks perfect, and so much better for you than takeout!! I always love how you come up with such yummy dinners.

Aggie said...

That sounds perfect!!