I had always wanted to make something with wild rice, but never did so until today. I was curious with its texture and taste. Unfortunately I think the wild rice being sold in German supermarkets are not pure wild rice but a mixture of long-grain rice and wild rice. This mixture does nevertheless make nice colour-combo.
I have been bentoing too much the last few weeks, that's why today I decided to make a normal meal, it did save me time in the kitchen too :).
I bought a jar of XO sauce a few months ago but it was mainly left in the fridge because I didn't really know what to do with it. I can be an impulsive buyer, that's why I have a lot of things in the fridge which finally go bad. This doesn't impress my husband at all because he is by nature a very organised person - I am the messy one at home, haha ;). This fried wild rice recipe was actually made mainly to clean up my fridge. It was nevertheless very very tasty and is worth a try!
Ingredients - serves 3 - 4
- 2 cups cooked wild rice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 Spanish onion, sliced
- 3 seeded bird's eye chillies, sliced thinly
- 100 grams shrimps
- 100 grams cuttlefish
- 4-5 fish balls, sliced thinly
- 1 Chinese sausage, sliced thinly
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons XO sauce
- 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 cup green onions, sliced thinly
- Heat up your wok to high. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Add minced garlic, chilli slices, Chinese sausage, fish balls, cuttlefish and shrimps and fry until the garlic and seafood are slightly charred.
- Add Spanish onion and fish sauce. Stir fry for 1 minute.
- Quickly add the wild rice, XO sauce and oyster sauce. Stir fry for another 1 minute.
- Add green onions before serving and mix well.
- Serve your fried wild rice with scrambled egg, vegetables and fruit of your choice.
The peppers and cucumbers look quite big in this photo, but actually they're mini peppers and cucumbers, just about 8 cm long! I bought them because I thought they would look good in bento boxes ;).
By the way, I would also like to say thank you to Krisi for giving me the Golden Bento-Blog Award below :D). She is a student in Germany who loves Japan, cooking and dogs. Her aim is to collect as many bento blogs as possible in her site, so that it would be easier for her and other people to visit bento related blogs. Ganz herzlichen Dank, Krisi :D)!!
How they taste, looks nutty. I love the presentation.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe looks great! I've read a few of your posts and your concept is really interesting! Thanks for commenting on my blog. I've added yours to my Google Reader and look forward to reading your future posts!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a bowl of that fried rice. Looks amazing! I really love scrambled eggs with my fried rice.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your award! I absolutely agree with Krisi, your bento is outstanding! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteOh, and I LOVE how much food you put on the plate. You're my kind of chef!
Looks great, you must have some great stuff in your frig because it looks like a delicious dish! Never heard of XO sauce but it sounds good, I have a pantry full of impulse buys, LOL!
ReplyDeletewhat a nice blog!! really nice food and the cake decorating I really like it especially the bunnies :)
ReplyDeleteI am hungry now looking at your dish..looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteIt's great to clen out the fridge every now and then, and luckily it can also be delcious!
ReplyDeleteI've never had wild rice before...it looks really interesting! We always have stuff in the fridge which go bad, but mostly it's because we forget about it :D And its such a shame when we finally remember about it but it's too late :( Your fried rice looks really flavoursome and delicious! And I love your presentation- it's so colourful!! :D
ReplyDeleteOoh this is great timing! I was given a packet of wild rice and I wasn't sure what to do with it! Thanks for the inspiration CG! :D
ReplyDeleteThat sounds amazing. I looove fried rice with fish sauce and oyster sauce. The XO sauce sounds interesting, I will have to look into purchasing some! Love the arrangement, too. So lovely with all the fresh fruits and veggies around :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks absolutely amazing, so colorful, like an artist's palette :-).
ReplyDeleteHow delicious and beautiful! YUMMY!
ReplyDeletexx,
Tammy
So delicious and healthy, i have to eat wild rice and brown rice nowadays too (diet during pregnancy is really tough ;(
ReplyDeleteI am an impulse buyer too. I buy things and then adjust my cookig so as to consume them. This is a beautiful dish. I love wild rice!
ReplyDeleteHello! Thank you for visiting my blog! This looks like such a delicious recipe. Your photos are lovely!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your well deserved award. And your rice looks really inviting too. Really flavourful! Thanks for sharing.Hope you're enjoying your weekend too.
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Kristy
I love the texture of wild rice! This whole meal looks so delicious. Congrats on your award!
ReplyDeleteCongrats dear,love ur tempting rice...too gud presentation.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful twist on an old favorite. It looks and sounds delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteOMG What lovely look this, amazing pictures, love it cooking! gloria
ReplyDeleteI love the bold flavors and textures in this beautiful plate of food! I would have loved to have joined you in the eating of this dish! YUM!
ReplyDeleteyou are really artistic! you can present a simple dish to such an amzing looking meal!
ReplyDeleteWOW! This looks great! Your food photography is brilliant!! xxxxx
ReplyDeleteyumm! that recipe sounds delicious! reminds me of paella with all that seafood
ReplyDeleteJust wondering how does wild rice taste like. Your one dish meal is certainly wholesome!
ReplyDeleteThis looks very pretty! :) You're right, wild rice is mostly mixed with other kinds of rice, but I've seen pure white rice at an organic supermarket.
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