Easy Instant Pot Fried Rice

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February 27, 2019

Easy Instant Pot Fried Rice Most people probably have guessed that I am quite the carboholic. Fried rice is not surprisingly one of the dishes that call my name. I have done some good versions the traditional day old frozen rice way. This instant pot version is pretty decent too. I will tell you right away, the texture of this rice is just a little softer than what you might call perfect, however, other than that it makes for a gorgeous weeknight meal. It is fairly balanced, and my version is also loaded with vegetables. I add in eggs and shrimp, but you can keep the recipe vegetarian if you so desire. I had offered to make some fried rice for an international festival at my daughter’s school and first created this recipe as a test. Since I like the way it turned out, dinner roations have a new addition.

And we are actually into week 11 of 2019. This month has been somewhat mixed. Of course, as with everything else in life the outcome of possibilities can change things. Yes, week 11 is all about hopeful possibilities. The girls robotics team had made it into the State Level competetions. So, the season is not really over, one more week and level to go. The daughter is happy, she meets her goal for the year. The news comes as a surprise. A mixed one, but, there is always something to be said about accomplishing a goal. It is the pursuit of these goals that keep us in the race.

We are back to soup weather again. Spring where in the world are you? That groundhog is just as unreleable as any other weatherman. I have set my heart on an indo-Chinese style corn soup and looks like this weather will be just the incentive to ensure that I do bring that into my repetoire. The weather might not be warmer, but the days certainly have been getting longer. The best part of this time of the year, it the afternoon sun, that does bring with it the possibility of spring. As I said before, life is nothing but the promise of possibilites. And this simple, wholesome recipe brings to your table the possibility of many comforting meals. Play with it and make it your own.

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Easy Instant Pot Fried Rice

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Yield: Serves 4 to 6

A quick and easy take on fried rice done in the instant pot.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons canolla oil plus 1 tablespoon
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1 small shallot, ginely chopped
2 to 3 scallions, thinly sliced white and green parts separated
1 teaspoon sesame oil
3/4 cup jasmine rice
2 tablespoons tamari
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 large carrot, peeled and diced
1 bell pepper, diced
1/2 pound friozen shelled shrimp
2 eggs
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup frozen peas
Instructions
Turn the instant pot onto saute mode. Add in the 3 tablespoons oil and heat for a minute. Add in the ginger, garlic and scallopm whites and stir for a minute.
Add in the sesame oil and the jasmine rice and stir well for 2 minutes allowing the rice to toast and absorb the mixture.
Add in the tamari, oyster sauce, carrot and bell pepper and mix well. Stir in the shrimp.
Add in 2/3 cup water, stir well adn cover and set on rice mode. Allow the cycle to finish and do a quick release.
While this is cooking, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil in a small pan. Beat the eggs with the salt and add to the pan and scramble.
Remove the lid and stir in the green peas and eggs.
Let it rest for a minute.
Serve the rice garnished with the scallion greens.
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