Ingredients
- 2 cups medium-large grain Rice
- 1/2 cup coconut milk (get the real coconut and use the milk(no canned coconut milk), if your coconut is dry, peel and cut it then blend it till it is smooth, make sure you add a little water or your rice will be too fragrant).
- 1/4 cup veggie mix (carrot, peas, green beans, etc.)
- 1/4 cup diced Red, green and or yellow peppers
- 1/4 cup diced onions (if you like them)
- 1/8 cup diced or crushed garlic
- 1/8 cup grated Ginger
- chicken broth seasoning or plain seasoning
- 2 tbspoons frying oil (try canola )
- 1 tbspoon of dry cayenne red pepper (reduce it if you don’t like spicy food)
- 1/2 a bag of large shrimp
Making the Rice
If you use a rice cooker…
1.follow the rice cooker instructions for 2 cups making sure to substitute the 1/2 cup of coconut milk with the water instructions.
2. add a pinch of salt to taste
If you are cooking on fire/stove..
1. put about 2 cups of water and 1/2 a cup of coconut milk and boil the rice with a pinch of salt
2. make sure to check every 15-20 minutes when the water dries out and add a little bit of more water till the rice is soft (but not too soft)
when the rice is done;
- drain out all the water by putting it in a colander (try to avoid having excess water because the water contains your coconut milk!), put a drop of canola oil on the rice to prevent the rice from sticking together.
- In a frying pan or wok steam fry with the canola oil, the veggies, pepper, seasoning, shrimp, garlic, ginger, onions and all others. once the seasoning is done frying, drain all the excess oil and the water from the pan(so that your rice wouldn’t be sticky)
- add another set of oil (2 tbs or more) and then refry the mix again for 5 minutes, add the rice in and stir to even out for a few minutes till the rice is fried well.
- Put off the stove and cover the pan/wok for the ice to steam for 5 minutes more
- serve hot with your favorite sides
I’ll advice you not to use Thai coconut milk to cook this because i tried and the smell and taste was different it was too fragrant which took away the taste, also i think the coconut milk i used had some milk in it and for a Lactose Intolerant person, that is not good 🙁
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