Shrimp Fried Rice

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 4 scallions, sliced
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 clove garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 thumb-sized piece ginger, peeled and grated
• 10-12 cooked shrimp, deveined and chopped
• 2-3 tablespoons soy sauce
• Juice from half a lime

Directions

1. If cooking rice, do so first, then rinse well to cool.
2. Add the shrimp. If raw, stir until cooked through; if pre-cooked, move on to the next step immediately.
3. Add the rice, handful by handful, stirring constantly to fry.
4. Make a hole in the middle of the rice and crack the egg into it.
5. Stir quickly but gently, incorporating more and more rice until the egg is well-distributed.
6. Add the soy sauce and lime juice, then season with salt and pepper (or more soy sauce).
7. Top with the last scallion.