September 20, 2023

Shrimp Fried Rice

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Shrimp Fried Rice

September 20: National Fried Rice Day

Islander thought that her graduate school classmate and friend, AAW, from Singapore was a “Crazy Rich Asian”. She did drive a BMW and had a vanity license plate, lived in a nice apartment off campus by herself and wore lots of designer dresses to parties. So when she went to study at AAW’s place, she was pleasantly surprised that the foods she cooked and served at our sessions were simple yet comforting, like fried rice. Of course, she threw in some shrimp for a little luxury! She shared the recipe with us and now whenever Islander cooks it, she is reminded of her generous college study buddy.

Add some riches to rice with shrimp, especially on National Fried Rice Day!

Recipe

(From AAW)

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 cups medium shrimp, shelled and deveined 
  • 3 cups jasmine white rice, cooked leftovers
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce 
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 1 cup cilantro, chopped
  • ½ cup scallion, green parts only, chopped
  • 2 eggs                                                 

Directions

Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium-high and saute garlic for around 2 minutes. Stir in the shrimp and cook until pink. Add rice then soy sauce, breaking up any clumps of rice.

Add fish sauce, sesame oil, cilantro and scallions and stir-fry for about 2 minutes. Make a well in the middle of the fried rice. Add eggs in the pan and mix everything well for another 2 minutes. and serve hot on a platter. Garnish with extra shrimp, cilantro and scallions (optional).

Notes

  • September is also National Rice Month. Search our blog for more rice recipes.

 

September 1, 2013

Side Street Inn Fried Rice

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Side Street Inn-Style Fried Rice

Side Street Inn Fried Rice

September: National Rice Month

When we are back home in Hawaii, we eat comfort food for cheap at L&L Drive-Inn or Loco Moco. But our best friends wanted to treat us to something a little more “gourmet” and took us to Side Street Inn on Kapahulu Avenue near Waikiki. That restaurant is always packed with people for good reason. The food is filling and tastes so ‘ono! We all ordered different dishes to share but had to double-up on the fried rice because our group can consume it quickly!

Rice is a staple in Hawaii where the food is influenced from Asia and the Pacific Rim. Like Hawaii’s cuisine, fried rice is a mixture of many cultures. Side Street Inn’s fried rice features Portuguese sausage, Chinese barbecued pork (char siu) and Japanese seasoning.

Rice is usually served as a side dish but when fried with a variety of vegetables and meat, it becomes a main entrée. For National Rice Month, cook some comfort food like the locals do and make Side Street Inn fried rice.

Recipe

(Adapted from The Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked rice
  • ½ cup Portuguese sausage, diced
  • 2 slices bacon, chopped
  • ½ cup green onions, chopped
  • ½ cup char siu (Chinese barbecued pork), chopped
  • ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
  • 4 tablespoons oyster sauce (not oyster-flavored sauce)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons hon dashi (ramen/saimin noodle soup flavoring)

Directions

Refrigerate the cooked rice overnight to remove moisture. When ready to fry it, remove from the refrigerator and loosen up the kernels. Dice the Portuguese sausage.

Side Street Inn Fried Rice

Chop the bacon, green onions and char siu. In a large pot/pan/skillet, saute the Portuguese sausage and bacon until cooked through. Add rice and mix well.

Side Street Inn Fried Rice

Stir in the green onions. Add the char siu and peas and carrots. Season with oyster sauce, salt and hon dashi. Mix well. Transfer to a platter. Garnish with extra chopped green onions.

Side Street Inn Fried Rice

Notes

  • Day-old rice that has been refrigerated is best for fried rice dishes.
  • Although the Side Street Inn chef says that hon dashi is what adds flavor to the recipe, we eliminated the salt and lessened the oyster sauce so that the seasonings would not taste too overpowering. Hon dashi is available at most Asian grocery stores and markets.
  • Search our blog for more rice recipes.
 

September 1, 2012

Khao Pad

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Khao Pad (Thai Fried Rice)

Khao Pad

September: National Rice Month

Rice is one of the first things that the keiki (children)of Hawaii and Asia learn how to cook.

When Highlander visited Oahu to “meet the parents” of Islander, he was asked to cook rice for the first time and help prepare the family’s meal. When measuring the grains from the cup to the cooker container, he spilled the rice all over the kitchen floor. What a way to impress his soon-to-be in-laws! But he learned how easy it is to cook rice and can confidently make it now without a mess.

For our wedding, we were gifted with a large rice cooker from Islander’s co-workers. We use it to cook big batches of rice when we host a lot of people in our home. We also have a smaller rice cooker from Islander’s college days which we still use to prepare enough rice to feed just the two of us. If we have a lot left over, we simply stir-fry it for another meal.

One of the dishes we cook is khao pad with leftover jasmine rice. This Thai-style fried rice is hearty and fragrant and is our featured post for National Rice Month.

Recipe

(Adapted from About.com Thai Food)

For the stir-fry sauce

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespooon lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons sugar 

For the fried rice

  • 2-3 cups leftover cooked rice (we recommend jasmine rice)
  • 2 tablespoons oil, divided use
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped or minced
  • 3-4 dried red chili peppers (optional)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • ½ cup frozen peas
  • 1 cup fried tofu
  • 2-3 green onions, sliced
  • cilantro sprigs and sliced cucumbers (optional garnish)

Directions

Cook the rice several days in advance (measure, rinse/wash and steam in the cooker). Or use leftover rice.

Khao Pad

Prepared the stir-fry sauce by combining the soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, lime juice and sugar. Mix well and set aside. Separate any clumps of leftover rice by gently working 1 tablespoon of oil through the grains with your fingers. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in a wok or large skillet. Stir fry the garlic for about a minute under medium-high heat. Mix in the red chili peppers, if using. Push the garlic and chili peppers to the side of the pan. Crack the eggs and scramble them. Push to the side of the pan.

Khao Pad

Saute the shrimp until pink. Fold in the rice with the stir-fry sauce and mix well. Add the peas, tofu and green onions. Remove from the stovetop and serve hot. Garnish with cilantro sprigs and sliced cucumbers.

Khao Pad

Notes

  • Fried rice recipes are very versatile and other ingredients may be added. Substitute the shrimp for thinly sliced pork, Chinese sausage (lap cheung) or chicken pieces. Add frozen diced carrots with the frozen peas and tomato wedges to the stir-fry for more of a vegetable medley.
  • Thanks to Lisa L. for the Thai silk skirt which we used as a background for our final food photo above. She got it for Islander when she was stationed in Thailand.
  • Search our blog for more rice recipes.
 

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