Oriental Paella

 

This recipe has a long list of ingredients, but it really isn't difficult to make and comes together fairly quickly. Besides that, it's actually quite delicious!

Oriental Paella

• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil, divided
• 2 cups cooked white rice
• 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup chopped green peppers
• 1/4 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 cup bean sprouts
• 2/3 cup cooked chicken breast, cut in strips
• 1/2 cup cooked pork loin, cubed
• 8 large shrimp, cooked and peeled
• 1/2 cup snow peas
• 1/4 cup soy sauce

Scramble the eggs. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a frying pan and cook egg as a thin omelet. Remove from pan, cut in strips and set aside.

Heat remaining peanut oil in the frying pan, add the rice, mushrooms and peppers and cook for a few minutes. Add the remaining vegetables and meat and heat through. Stir in snow peas, egg strips and soy sauce and serve immediately.

Because we had lots of bean sprouts leftover, I figured it was a good time to try Egg Foo Yung. Normally this is served with a brown gravy, but we had extra duck sauce packets in the cupboard, so we used those instead.

Egg Foo Yung - Combine eggs with a bunch of Chinese-inspired vegetables (we used bean sprouts, green onions, and sliced mushrooms - other options include shredded carrots, celery, bell pepper, etc.), season with soy sauce and sesame oil, cook like pancakes in a greased frying pan and serve warm. Note: Try a ratio of 2 eggs to 1 cup vegetables; you could also add some chopped, cooked shrimp, pork or chicken.