For my gluten free Prawns and Eggs Fried Brown Rice recipe. Likewise, I am using steamed brown rice stir fried with prawns, eggs, baby peas and spring onions. Plus seasonings of fish sauce and salt. This Prawns and Eggs Fried Brown Rice recipe is not only gluten free. But also soy free, dairy free, corn free and nut free as well.
Fried Rice Brief Facts
Fried rice is not only the ideal comfort food but also one of the world’s most well-liked rice dishes. For the home cooks, fried rice is the best way of utilizing leftovers in the fridge. The reason why they invented fried rice in China during the Sui dynasty around 589 to 618 AD. Specifically, in eastern Jiangsu province called Yangzhou. This is where they invented the original famous Yangchow (Yangzhou) fried rice. Moreover, they most commonly serve this fried rice in Chinese restaurants all over the world.
Different Types of Fried Rice
There are many different types of fried rice in China and South East Asia. Yangchow (Yangzhou) fried rice and Hokkien (Fujian) fried rice are the most popular in China. Cantonese fried rice another type of fried rice in China. Likewise, they normally serve it with a thick gravy drizzled on top of the rice. In Indonesia, they have spicy and sweet Nasi Goreng, Nasi Goreng Kampung and egg fried rice. Most popular fried rice dishes for people on Halal diet. Furthermore, you can find sambal fried rice in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. They make sambal fried rice stir-fried with a condiment made from chillies and belachan.
For people who fancy the hotter taste, opt for curry fried rice using curry powder. Thai fried rice is another variation, normally cooked with jasmine rice and fish sauce. Another Thai style fried rice is the hot and spicy tom yum fried rice. There’s also a kimchi fried rice in Korea. Nonetheless, omelette rice or nasi pattaya in Malaysian and Singapore. Whereby, they fried rice wrapped within an egg omelette drizzled with tomato sauce. In addition, they named omelette rice, omurice.
Check out my own other variations of gluten free fried rice recipes:
- Special Fried Brown Rice (Yangchow Fried Rice);
- Seafood fried rice; and
- Chicken Nasi Goreng Kampung.
Prawns and Eggs Fried Brown Rice
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 500 g fresh large prawns peeled and deveined
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 small French shallots finely diced
- 5 spring onions thinly sliced
- 350 g frozen baby peas
- 2 tablespoons medium dry sherry
- 4 cups brown rice
- 2 tablespoons gluten free fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the Marinade:
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon medium dry sherry
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
For the Omelette:
- extra virgin olive oil for pan frying
- 8 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground white pepper
Instructions
- Wash the brown rice and cook in an electric rice cooker by adding number of cups of water specified by the electric cooker. Rice should be just cooked and not wet. Keep warm in the rice cooker.
- Combine prawns with marinade in a large bowl and mix well.
For the omelette:
- Crack all the eggs into a medium bowl, add the salt and ground white pepper. Beat all the eggs well with a fork.
- Heat up a non-stick frying pan with some extra virgin olive oil on medium to high heat. Add half of the beaten egg mixture into the frying pan, turn the heat to medium.
- Move the frying pan around to distribute the egg evenly, fry for about 2 to 3 minutes or until the bottom of the omelette turn slight brown. Turn the omelette around and fry for roughly the same time.
- Place cooked omelette onto a plate. Covering the plate to keep warm. Repeat with remaining egg mixture by adding a bit more extra virgin olive oil.
For the Fried Brown Rice:
- Heat up a large non-stick wok with 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, pan fry the prawns on medium heat for 2 minutes on each side or until prawns are just cooked. Remove from wok and set aside. Clean wok with kitchen paper towel.
- Heat up another 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and stir-fry the garlic and French shallots on low heat until lightly golden.
- Add the steamed brown rice in step 1, and the omelette into the wok, breaking up the omelette into smaller pieces. Toss and combine well until the rice is heated through on medium to high heat.
- Then add in the peas, spring onions, fish sauce, salt, pale or medium dry sherry and stir-fry for 2 minutes on medium to high heat.
- Lastly, return the prawns to the wok, toss and combine with the fried brown rice and serve.