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Some of you requested this Chicken Fried Rice recipe that Jennie Rees and Amy Noble demonstrated at the Chinese cooking enrichment activity a while back. Well, here it is! I also included the Basil Shrimp recipe.  Have a question? Just leave a comment at the bottom or send an email to noblefamily@yahoo.com

Chicken Fried Rice

1 ½ to2 lb Chicken Breast

½ cup soy sauce

2 tsp sugar

3-4 cloves of minced garlic

Salt and pepper to taste (I used about ¼ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper)

3 eggs

4 strips of bacon chopped

1 small onion (or ½ med onion) chopped

½ to 1 bag of frozen vegetables (peas, carrots, corn, whatever)

2-3 tbsp butter

5-6 cups of cooked white rice (refrigerated overnight)

3-4 tbsp soy sauce

Salt and black pepper to taste

Canola oil for cooking

Marinade Chicken with soy sauce, sugar, garlic, black pepper for 4 hours or overnight.

Heat Wok or pan with 1 tbsp of oil. Scramble eggs. Remove and place on the side. 

Add another 1-2 tbsp of oil. Toss in marinated chicken and cook until done. Remove and place on the side.

Add 1-2 tbsp of oil and chopped bacon.  Let bacon cook for about 2 minutes. 

Add chopped onions to the bacon and cook for another 2 minutes until translucent. 

Add frozen vegetables and cook for about 3 minutes.

Add cold rice, stir fry thoroughly until all clumps are broken up.

Add butter and stir fry until melted.

Add 3-4 Tbsp soy sauce.  Stir fry until soy sauce is even distributed.

Salt  and  pepper  if desired.

Basil Shrimp

1 lb of raw shrimp

1/2 cup of sliced onion

2 cloves of garlic

1 cup of multi-colored peppers

2 Tbs of oil

pinch of salt

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1 Tbs soy sauce

pinch of sugar

some fresh basil leaves

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1. Heat wok with 2 Tbs of oil.  Add garlic and stir for a few seconds then add onion and peppers.

    Add pinch of salt, stir for about a min or 2 until the peppers are semi cooked.

2. Add shrimp and saute about a min or until shrimp turn pink.  Add soy sauce and sugar, mix well.

3. Finally, add basil leaves, turn off the heat, stir for a few seconds then dish it out.