Fried rice with lotus seed

 Ingredients: serves 5 people

-             500 g pre-cooked rice.

-             75 g dried lotus seeds, boiled for 20 minutes to soften, drained.

-             100 g fresh medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, diced.

-             100 g ham, diced or cut into strips 2 inches long.

-             100 g Petit pois, boild for 5 minutes with 1 tsp salt, soaked in ice-water to cool, drained.

-             2 tbsp cooking oil.

-             2 garlic clove, minced, divided.

-             2 small red shallots, minced.

-             ½ ground pepper.

-             ½ tsp salt.

-             1 tsp sugar.

-             1 tsp broth mix.

-             scallions, coriander, minced  for garnishing.

Cooking:

1)      Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok over medium heat. Add half the garlic and shallots, stir-fry for 2 minutes until fragrant and translucent. Add shrimp, petit pois. Then transfer to a bow.

2)      Pour 1 tbsp oil into the wok. Add half the garlic, stir-fry until fragrant. Add the rice, broth mix, salt, sugar. Stir-fry to mix well.

3)      Add the lotus seeds, stir-fried shrimp and petit pois. Continue to stir-fry until well blended.

4)      Turn off the heat.

Serving:

-          Place the fried rice on a serving platter.

-          Sprinkle the scallions, coriander leaves, pepper on top.

-          Serve hot.

-          Eating with hot soy sauce.

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