Citrusy Shrimp Fried Rice

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• coarse salt
• 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined, coarsely chopped
• 2 carrots, thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 2 scallions, sliced on the diagonal, and green parts separated
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger (peeled)
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice (2 limes)

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, bring 8 cups salted water to a boil. add rice, and boil until tender, 12 to 14 minutes. using a fine-mesh sieve, drain and immediately rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. set aside.
• 2 while rice is cooking, heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium. add eggs; cook until set, 1 to 2 minutes. transfer eggs to a cutting board (reserve skillet). cool eggs, then cut into 2-by-1/4 inch strips.
• 3 in reserved skillet, heat remaining teaspoon oil over medium. add shrimp, carrots, scallion whites, garlic and ginger. cook, tossing frequently, until shrimp are opaque and carrots are crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. add eggs, soy sauce, lime juice, and cooked rice. cook, tossing, to heat rice through, about 1 minute. serve garnished with scallion greens.