Saucy Shrimp and Celery Egg fried rice

Its been ages that I made anything Chinese and today I wanted to make something that resembles recipes close to what you find in Panda Express Restaurant. So I made Shrimp with Capsicum and Mushrooms and Egg Fried Rice with different vegetables than I normally used in a fried rice. But it was pretty good. So here you have it

Saucy Shrimp (Shrimp with Mushroom and Capsicum in a yummy sauce)

Saucy shrimp capsicum and mushroom

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
2. 1 medium small bell pepper cut into 1 inch cubes
3. 1 cup chopped onion
4. 1 cup sliced mushroom (optional)
5. 1 tablespoon oil
6. 1 low sodium chicken bouillon
7. 1 cup water
8. 1 teaspoon corn starch
9. 1/2 teaspoon each of red chilly flakes, grated garlic

Heat the oil and fry the onions for 3 minutes. Add garlic and chiclli flakes and fry for a minute. Add bell pepper and mushroom if using and fry on medium high for 5 minutes. Add shrimp and fry till they become pink. Mix the chicken bouillon and corn starch to water and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy

Celery Egg Fried Rice (Egg fried rice with celery and other vegetables)

Celery Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups rice cooked
2. 2 stalks of celery chopped
3. 1 cup long beans cut into 1 inch pieces
4. 1 cup black eyed peas
5. 1 cup grated raw papaya (optional)
6. 2 eggs beaten
7. 1 tablespoon each of oil, soya sauce, white vinegar
8. 1 tablespoon sesame oil
9. Salt and chili flakes to taste

Heat the oil in a pan and add the eggs and cook till set and scramble. Drain and set aside.
Heat the sesame oil and add the green beans and black eyed peas and celery and cover and cook for 10 minutes or until the veggies get tender. Add the papaya if using after 7 minutes. Stir well. Add rice and egg in two parts along with soya sauce and white vinegar and chilly flakes. Add the rest of the rice and eggs and reduce heat to low and cover and cook for 2 minutes. Stir and give a taste test and add salt if needed. Cover and simmer for 2 more minutes. Stir once again and serve with shrimp.