Recipe: How To Make Shrimp Fried Rice With Rhubarb
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Servings:
4 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water
  • ½ cup rice wine vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 medium rhubarb stalks, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1½ tablespoons soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, very thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled ginger
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 3 cups cooked jasmine rice, at room temperature
  • ⅓ pound medium shrimp, deveined and cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • ⅓ cup roughly chopped cilantro
  • ⅓ cup thinly sliced pickled rhubarb
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
Directions
  1. Make the pickled rhubarb: In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, black peppercorns and garlic. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the liquid cool to room temperature.
  2. Place the rhubarb in a clean, dry glass jar. Pour the cooled brine mixture over the rhubarb. Top with a lid and refrigerate for at least 2 days. Make ahead: The pickles can be made and kept in the fridge for up to 1 month.
  3. Make the shrimp fried rice: In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the soy sauce and sesame oil. Set aside.
  4. In a wok or large skillet over high heat, warm 2 tablespoons of canola oil . Add the onions and cook, tossing often, until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the garlic and ginger, season with salt and cook for 1 more minute. Remove and set aside.
  5. Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil into the wok over high heat. Add the eggs and cook, stirring constantly until just set, 40 seconds to 1 minute. Add the rice, shrimp and onion mixture. Season with salt and cook, stirring often to prevent sticking, until the shrimp is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat and toss in the scallions and cilantro. Top with slices of pickled rhubarb and sesame seeds, and serve.