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Nigerian Fried Rice with Shrimps

Course Main Course

Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Carrot
  • 1 Cup Sweetcorn
  • 1 Cup Green beans
  • Green peas
  • 4 Cups Long grain rice ( you can any of your choice)
  • 2.5 Cup Chicken broth
  • 1 Pound Shrimps (peeled, deveined and tail off)
  • Seasoning cube
  • Liver (boiled and diced)
  • Thyme
  • White pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon Ginger powder
  • 1 Teaspoon onion powder
  • Curry powder
  • 1 Onion
  • Vegetable Oil
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Chop all the vegetables or thaw if you're using a frozen one and set aside.

  2. Clean up the shrimps and marinate with seasoning cube and salt. Dice up the liver.

  3. Place a pot over medium heat, add vegetable oil like a quarter cup (1/4 cup) and let it hot.

  4. When the oil is hot, add onions and fry for about 1 minute add the seasoning, thyme, curry, white pepper, ginger, and fry for about 2minutes or until the seasonings release fragrant.

    fry onion and seasoning
  5. Add the chopped vegetables

    add veggies to the seasoning
  6. Throw in the marinated shrimps and fry until the shrimps color changes and cooked. Add cooked and diced liver and mix together.

    add livers
  7. Remove from the pot.

  8. Wash the rice (until the water runs clean) and drain. Add the rice to the pot (same pot you used for the veggies) and fry (you can add more oil if you need more).

  9. Add the chicken broth, just enough to cover the rice.

    fry rice and add broth
  10. Get the seasoning cube, salt and add to taste. Cover and cook until tender (not too soft)

  11. When the rice is tender add the veggies and mix. If you like onions like me slice up some onion and mix everything together.

    add onions
  12. Adjust the seasoning and reduce the heat and let it simmer.

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  13. Serve and Enjoy.

Recipe Notes

Note: You can add habanero(rodo), and/ green or red bell pepper to the number of veggies you want to use. You can make it with chicken or beef.