japanese-style shrimp fried rice

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• u.s.

ingredients:

• 12 shrimps
• 2 eggs
• 20 g long green onion or leek
• 2 servings cold steamed rice
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons soup stock powder (chicken, Chinese or bonito) (optional)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons salad oil
• a little salt
• a little pepper

step 1:

Hull, shell, tail and devein the shrimps. Wash them. Chop the green onion (or leek). Beat the eggs in a bowl.

step 2:

Heat 1 tablespoon of the salad oil in a frying pan (or wok). Add the shrimps. Saute on medium heat. After they change color, remove from the pan.

step 3:

In order to prevent the rice from becoming sticky, preheat the pan without oil for 1 minute on high heat. Then, add the remaining oil, eggs and cold rice and mix. Cook for one minute on high heat.

step 4:

Add the shrimps and green onion (or leek), and mix while cooking for another minute.

step 5:

Add the soup stock powder (optional), salt, pepper and soy sauce, and stir on high heat for another minute.