Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A Cup of Simple Crispy Shallot Rice


For Little Girl ...

For Little Boy ...
Super simple and delicious …

When I was a little gal, my late mother whipped up this Rice with Raw Egg for us. What she did was when the rice was cooked, threw in the eggs (raw), shallot oil, spring onion, crispy shallot, and season with salt, light soy sauce and then mix well.

Yesterday, I was making some shallot oil by deep-frying some freshly cut shallot in oil. It was aromatic and I decided to mix the shallot oil, crispy shallot and some chopped spring onion to the cooked white rice. Season to taste with light sauce and mix well.  Spring onion and shallot lends its unique flavour to the plain rice, making it real fragrant.

Then, to make it interesting for kid, I serve it in a round Tea Cup with cute little cartoon on it (freebie). It looks good and delicious, my boy finished up all the tasty rice very fast.

Visual impact is important to kid too! It helps to make the food look more appetizing. Try this, if you have a fussy eater at home. It does not need lots of time to churn out something simple yet delectable.

For a healthier version, use brown rice (those that are light brown in colour). Substitute shallot with ginger, spring oil with Chinese parsley if desired. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds if preferred.

7 comments:

  1. Hi Sonia Yes :) The freshly made fragrant shallot oil and spring onion impart the flavor.

    Similar for Egg Fried Rice – only egg plus spring onion, salt & pepper, where spring onion is added to give it a twist.

    Cheers :)

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  2. Ah, kids like to have their meal a little different at times...sure to finish it fast! LOL!

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  3. Hi Pete
    You are right.

    It provide another channel for little children to talk about their meal, also give them a little example to think out of the box ...

    Hi chow vegan
    Thanks, the cup with the cartoon is cute. Cup Rice!

    Cheers :)

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  4. Me too, I use it to serve soup, dessert to children ...

    Cheers :)

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