Shrimp Paste Fried Rice
Recipe byThe most basic shrimp paste fried rice. Add other spices and herbs to make Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Indonesian variants.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 shallots peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon shrimp paste
- 1 cup cooked rice preferably day-old so that the grains have dried out
- pepper to taste
- thinly sliced scallions as much or as little as you like
- salt (optional)
- 1 generous pinch sugar (see notes after the recipe)
- 1 teaspoon lime juice or lemon juice (see notes after the recipe)
Instructions
- Heat the cooking oil in a wok or frying pan.
- Saute the shallots until softened. Add the garlic and saute until aromatic. Take care not to burn the garlic.
- Add the shrimp paste. Continue sauteeing for another minute or until the solids begin to separate from the oil.
- Add the rice, sprinkle in some black pepper, and turn up the heat. Stir fry until the rice is heated through.
- Off the heat, add the sliced scallions and give the fried rice a few tosses to blend in the greens.
- Taste the fried rice. Add salt is the shrimp paste does not impart sufficient saltiness.