Chinese Take-Out Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 8 shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 3 ounces ham, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (1/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce, plus more for seasoning
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 4 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 pinch salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3 cups cold leftover cooked rice
• 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry

Directions

1. 1

   Heat 2 Tblsp of the oil in a wok or frying pan set over medium heat. Add the shrimp,.

2. 2

   ham, and peas and cook 1 minute. Add the soy sauce and transfer to a plate to keep.

3. 3

   warm.

4. 4

   Heat the remaining tablespoon oil in the pan. Add the eggs, green onions, salt & pepper.

5. 5

   Scramble the eggs in the pan. Once this mixture comes together in clumps, add the rice.

6. 6

   shrimp mixture, and rice wine. Adjust the seasoning with soy sauce or salt & pepper.

7. 7

   Serve hot.

8. 8

   Feel free to saute cabbage, broccoli, bok choy, or diced carrots along with the shrimp,.

9. 9

   ham and peas.

10. 10

    Use cold leftover rice only. This recipe won't work well with freshly cooked rice. It will be mushy and stick to the pan, a real mess.