Thursday, June 2, 2011

For Crystal :)

As I was bombarding my friend's Facebook post about food and curry dishes, I remembered my fried rice recipe that I seem to alter every time I make it, but for the most part it's pretty similar.

The first time I made it, it was a little bland so I added what I thought would help it (curry sauce) and it was amaaaaa-ziiiiiiing!

We usually eat it just as a dinner on it's own so I make a boatload of it.  Leftovers don't go over very well with my boyfriend, but I don't mind eating them, especially these :)  You can always half the recipe, too, depending on how many mouths you feed.

What you'll need:  (I'll add pics next time I decide to make it)

2 Cups of Rice/3 Cups of Water (I use a rice cooker to make it)
Fresh Mushrooms, sliced
Small Green Pepper, chopped
Small Red Pepper, chopped
1 Cup Frozen Peas and Carrots
Chopped Onion (add as much as you're comfortable with, we use very little just because we're not huge onion eaters)
3-4 Eggs, lightly beaten
3-4 Chicken Breasts, cubed and cooked (or Shrimp!!  Deveined and Tailed)
3-4 Tbsp Butter
3-4 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1/2 Cup (or More to Taste) of Curry Sauce (I like making some of the stuff for the Thai Chicken Curry and putting that in or a jar'd stuff you can get from PartyLite that my friend sells)

Obviously this recipe is a lot of "a little of this and a little of that".  It's not very precise, but I like to taste it all the way through to make sure it's to my liking.

Cook your rice up and then remove it from the heat and leave it uncovered.
Meanwhile in a large pot saute your mushrooms and peppers (and onion) up.  Stir in the eggs.  Throw in your cup of peas and carrots.  Add in the cooked chicken or shrimp.  Stir in the rice and shake some soy sauce in.  Add in your curry sauce to taste and mix it well.

You can really modify this however you like.  It's a really quick and easy meal and is awesome for busy weeknights.

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