X'Mass Special-Asian Rice Meal Recipes

Seafood Japanese Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice
• ¼ cup butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic, finely minced
• 1/3 cup onions, finely chopped
• ¼ cup shelled shrimps or shredded crabsticks
• ¼ cup carrots, diced
• ¼ cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1 tablespoon Kikkoman soy sauce or your favorite soy sauce
• ½ teaspoon sugar
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• Salt and pepper

Cooking Instructions

In a large skillet, heat butter and oil together. Sauté garlic and onions until the onions are transparent. Add the seafood, carrots and bell pepper; stir-fry for 1 minute then stir in soy sauce and sugar. Add the egg and cook for an extra minute. Add the cooked rice blending well with the sautéed mixture. Season with salt and pepper then serve right away while rice is hot.

Traditional Asian Java Rice

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of oil
• 2 tablespoons atsuete seeds
• 1/3 cup onions, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 3 cups cooked rice
• Salt and pepper

Cooking Instructions

Begin by making atsuete oil. Heat oil in a wok or sauté pan then add the atsuete seeds. Stir until the oil turns into red orange. Strain oil and discard seed. Return the oil to the pan then sauté the onions until soft, about 2 minutes. Add the cooked rice mixing well until all the grains are coated with the atsuete oil. Add the finely diced bell pepper and cook for a minute more. Transfer to a serving plate and serve while still hot.

Garlic Fried Rice with Dried Fish and Salted Egg

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 teaspoons finely minced garlic
• 1 medium-sized dried fish, fried and flaked
• 2 red tomatoes, diced
• 1 cubed salted egg
• 4 cups cooked rice
• 3 tablespoons spring onions, chopped
• Salt and pepper

Cooking Instructions

Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan then sauté the garlic until lightly browned. Stir in cooked rice for 3 minutes. Season then toss rice with flaked dried fish tomatoes and salted egg. Top with spring onion sprinkles. Serve immediately to enjoy a hot meal.

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