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Eva Pau's Asian Kitchen: Chinese prawn and egg fried rice

Eva Pau's Asian Kitchen: Chinese prawn and egg fried rice
Eva Pau's Asian Kitchen: Chinese prawn and egg fried rice

Eva Pau's Asian Kitchen airs Wednesdays at 8:30pm on RTÉ One.

Ingredients

  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 2cm piece of fresh ginger
  • 2 banana shallots
  • 300g cooked jasmine rice
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 80g raw peeled, deveined small or medium sized prawns
  • 1 finely chopped scallion (optional)
  • 1 finely chopped red chilli (optional)

Seasonings:

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • ½ tsp of mushroom powder (optional)

Method

  1. Finely chop the garlic, ginger and shallots.
  2. In a hot wok, add 2 tbsp of oil, stir fry the garlic, ginger and shallots for 2-3 mins
  3. Add the prawns and stir fry for 2-3mins until almost fully cooked.
  4. Add in the beaten egg, stir fry on low heat for 20 seconds and when the egg is still runny, add in the cooked rice. Stir together well for 2-3minutes.
  5. Season with light soy, sesame oil, white pepper, oyster sauce and mushroom powder.
  6. Sprinkle and garnish with chopped scallion and red chilli.
  7. Ready to serve.