Dinner for 3

Shrimp Fried Rice with bacon

Name: Shrimp Fried Rice with bacon
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 tbsp peanut oil; 2 eggs; 3/4 cup bacon; 2 cloves garlic; 3 tsp ginger; 1/2 onion; 1 tbsp chinese cooking wine or dry sherry; 1/2 tsp sugar; 5 oz /150g small shrimp/prawns; 3 cups cooked long grain white rice; 3 scallions; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce; 1/2 tsp sesame oil

$10.89for 420 minServes 3

Stir-fry eggs, bacon, shrimp, aromatics, and cooked rice with soy and oyster sauces for a quick skillet meal.

Photo: recipetineats.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggs, 2$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
	Bacon, 0.25$6.49 each typical	0.25	$1.62Typical price
	Garlic, 0.25$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
	Fresh ginger, 0.25 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.25 oz	$0.10Typical price
	Onions, 0.2 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.2 lb	$0.26Typical price
	Shrimp, 0.3 lb$7.99/lb typical	0.3 lb	$2.49Typical price
	Rice, 20 oz$0.08/oz typical	20 oz	$1.56Typical price
	Green onions, 0.5$1.19 each typical	0.5	$0.51Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.17

Swaps

Swap shrimp for white fish (tilapiaabout $1.00/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilWine, beer and spiritsSugar and brown sugarAsian sauces and pastesSoy sauce

Not included in the cost.

20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
3servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Chinese Dairy-free Budget Side dishes Dinners

Typical price

$2.72 per serving$10.89 for 4

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Ingredients

3 tbsp peanut oil
2 eggs
3/4 cup bacon
2 cloves garlic
3 tsp ginger
1/2 onion
1 tbsp chinese cooking wine or dry sherry
1/2 tsp sugar
5 oz /150g small shrimp/prawns
3 cups cooked long grain white rice
3 scallions
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil

Steps

Beat the eggs in a small bowl and chop the bacon, garlic, ginger, onion, and scallions.
Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat.
Scramble the eggs for 1 minute, then remove them from the skillet.
Cook the bacon, garlic, ginger, and onion for 4 minutes, then add the cooking wine and sugar.
Add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes until opaque and fully cooked.
Stir in the rice, scallions, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, and eggs, and cook for 5 minutes.

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