Mum's Simple Fried Rice

Mum's Simple Fried Rice

Mum's Simple Fried Rice

My Mother used to make this simple fried rice for us.

Simple but delicious :)

Ingredients for Mum's Fried Rice:

2 plates of cooked rice

(you can use overnight rice or just cooked rice,

just use fork to make it fluffy and loose so the rice won't be soggy)

Prawns

3 garlic, thinly sliced

5 shallots, thinly sliced

Mum usually put long red chili (I didn't)

1/2 tsp ground white pepper (you can use lesser pepper)

4 tbsp soya sauce

1/2 tsp salt

Rice bran oil

Eggs mixture:

3 eggs, beaten well

Heat oil and fry egg until just cooked.

Then set aside.

Toppings / Garnish:

Indonesian Prawn Crackers or Fish Crackers

Cucumber and Carrot pickle

Tasty Crispy Fried Shallots

Recipe for Cucumber and Carrot Pickle

Ingredients:

1 lebanese cucumber, sliced and discard the seeds

1 medium size carrot, cubed small size

(you can add bird-eye chilis and raw shallots if you like)

1 tbsp of white vinegar

1 tsp of salt (table salt)

1 tsp of sugar (you can use raw or caster sugar)

Method:

Mix all ingredients together, keep them in air-tight container.

Marinate them overnight (at least 2 hours but overnight is the best) in the fridge.

Method for Mum's Fried Rice:

Heat pan and add oil, once oil is hot add garlic, shallot and chili, sautee until fragrant.

Add prawns, sautee for 1 minute until prawns just changed color.

Add rice, soya sauce, salt and pepper, and eggs.

Mix well and cooked for about 2 minutes.

Ready to serve with toppings/garnish.

.. Enjoy ..