Recipe: Kid-Friendly Prawn Fried Rice

Looking for a quick dinner dish? This Asian-inspired prawn fried rice will be ready in 30 minutes and is great for the whole family.

It’s healthy (just don’t tell the kids) and low in calories. Yet, the flavour is epic.

This recipe is the perfect speedy family meal.

Prep time 5 minutes
Cooking time 25 minutes
Serves 4

 

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Easy Prawn Fried Rice for Families

Ingredients

  • 250g long-grain brown rice
  • 150g frozen peas
  • 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • thumb-sized piece of ginger, finely grated
  • 150g raw king prawns
  • 3 medium eggs, beaten
  • 2 tsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tbsp low-salt soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp rice or white wine vinegar
  • 4 spring onions, trimmed and sliced
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Method

  1. Cook the rice following pack instructions. Boil a separate pan of water and blanch peas for 1 minute, then drain and set aside with the rice.
  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan or wok over a medium heat and fry onion for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Add garlic and ginger and fry for a further minute. Tip in blanched peas and fry for 5 minutes, then the prawns and fry for a further 2 minutes.
  3. Stir rice into the pan then push everything to one side. Pour beaten eggs into the empty side of the pan and stir to scramble them. Fold everything together with the sesame seeds, soy and vinegar, then finish with spring onions scattered over.

 

Nutritional Information (per serving)

Calories: 418kcal; Fat: 11g; Sodium: 500mg; Carbohydrates: 54g; Fibre: 6g; Sugars: 7g; Protein: 22g.


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After spending many years hustling stories on busy editorial desks around the world, Angela is now mum of two little ones and owner/editor at Kids on the Coast / Kids in the City. She is an atrocious cook and loves cutting shapes to 90s dance music. Angela is the editor of Kids on the Coast - a free family magazine whats on guide for Kids: things to do, school holiday fun and free activities for kids... Fun attractions, family food & travel, kids health & wellbeing, kids parties venues, parenting, pregnancy & babies, guide for parents. Servicing Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and beyond, Kids on the Coast is an online guide for parents with kids things to do with kids, schools and education and lifestyle news located on Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast & Brisbane, QLD.

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