Szechuan Fried Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 250 g long-grain basmati rice
• 1 carrot, washed, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 cup french beans, washed and finely chopped
• 1 medium green capsicum, washed, de-seeded and finely chopped
• 3 spring onions, washed and chopped
• 1 cup chicken, shredded
• 1/2 cup small shrimp, cooked
• 2 tablespoons soya sauce
• 1 tablespoon celery, washed, ends trimmed and chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 tablespoon ajinomoto (chinese salt) (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 -5 drops oil
• 1 garlic, chopped
• 1/2 cup tinned mushrooms (washed, drained and chopped) (optional) or 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, washed and chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 put a tsp of oil in a vessel.
• 2 fry the onion till transparent.
• 3 add carrots, beans, capsicum, celery, spring onion and mushrooms, if desired.
• 4 cook for a few minutes until they begin to turn brown.
• 5 transfer to another vessel.
• 6 now, fry the chicken and prawns.
• 7 pour a little oil in the vessel.
• 8 add chopped garlic.
• 9 when it turns brown, remove it and keep aside.
• 10 once the oil is flavoured with garlic, put the rice in the same vessel of oil.
• 11 fry it for 5 minutes.
• 12 add all the vegetables, chicken and prawns.
• 13 cook the rice in the chicken stock.
• 14 when the rice is cooked, add all the sauces.
• 15 increase heat and fry for 5 minutes.
• 16 stir and serve hot.
• 17 hmm, dig in, what are you waiting for, eh?