Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice. Dried shrimp is a good ingredient for banchan; side dish. Stir fry it and coat with syrup will result in very crispy texture and sweet taste. Dried shrimp are shrimp that have been sun-dried and shrunk to a thumbnail size.

The shrimp fried rice was very dry. Shrimp fried rice is a one-pan wonder, full of plump shrimp, fluffy eggs, and toasty rice that can be adapted to your mood and the contents of your refrigerator. Plus, it's satisfying enough to be served on its own, and it's incredibly easy to make. You can have Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice

1. Prepare 400 gr of cooked rice, put in the fridge at least for 1 hour.
2. Prepare 3 of small shallots, minced.
3. Prepare 3 of garlic cloves, minced.
4. It's 2 of lemon grass, white parts, thinly sliced (optional).
5. You need 2 of green onion, separate the white and green part, thinly sliced.
6. Prepare 5 of eye bird chili/Thai chili/jalapeno (omit if do not like spicy), thinly sliced.
7. You need 2 tbs of dried shrimp/anchovy, chopped (can use anchovy paste or anchovy from a can).
8. Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp of sugar.
10. Prepare as needed of ground white/black pepper,.
11. You need 2 of large eggs, lightly beaten with 1/8 tsp salt.
12. Prepare of Accompaniments (optional) :.
13. Prepare of Lettuce.
14. You need of Cucumber.
15. It's of Roasted duck (left over from dinner).

One of the famous fried rices in Malaysia. Spicy and uses anchovies in it. In a mortar, pound the shallots, garlic, dry shrimps, dry anchovies and chillies into a paste. You can also use a blender or food processor.

Dried Shrimp/Anchovy Fried Rice step by step

1. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a wok..
2. Saute the shallots, garlic, lemon grass, green onion (white part) and chili until translucent. Add in the dried shrimp/anchovy. Stir for a minute..
3. Add the rice, and use a metal spatula to flatten out and break up any large clumps. If the rice is cold from the refrigerator, continue stir-frying until the rice is warmed up, which will take about 5 minutes. If the rice was made fresh, cooking time will be faster. Just make sure that the rice isn't too wet, which will make frying it difficult. Sprinkle salt, sugar and ground pepper. Mix it well..
4. Push the rice aside of the wok. Add 1 tbs oil in the wok. Pour the beaten eggs. Quickly scramble the eggs, then gather all of the rice into the middle of the wok..
5. Mix thoroughly for another minute or two and give it a taste. Add more seasoning if needed. Sprinkle with green onion (the green part). Mix it..
6. Transfer to a plate and put the accompaniments on the side. Enjoy!!.

You can substitute with dry sherry for Japanese cooking sake. Almonds, brown sugar, dried anchovies, garlic, peanuts, rice syrup, sesame oil, sesame seeds, soy sauce, sugar, vegetable oil, walnuts, water, white sugar. Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice has a delicious flavor combination of savory, sweet and spicy. Serve it in hollowed out pineapples for a beautiful presentation! I love fried rice, it's one of my favorite foods!