Spicy Thai fried rice with shrimp.

This is such an easy,hunt around the larder /fridge sort of a meal....perfect for one of those days when you either don't have much inspiration to cook, or you are too busy to go to the supermarket and spend hours in the kitchen. I haven't put many pictures in this time as  there really is nothing to photograph....

Day old leftover rice gives this dish the best texture, but you can also do it with freshly cooked rice. Serves 4

2 tbsp olive oil
2 teasp crushed garlic
1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
4 teasp minced seeded jalapeno peppers
3 cups cooked jasmine or long grain white rice - cold
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp each of soy sauce and Thai fish sauce
1 1/4 cups cooked bay shrimp
1 cup each of chopped basil and cilantro
1 teasp toasted sesame oil


Pour the olive oil into a large skillet and add the garlic, onions and chilies ,cook ,stirring frequently until the onions have softened, about 2-4 minutes . Add the rice ,sugar, soy and fish sauce , reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until all the ingredients are hot and well coated....about 5 minutes.Add the shrimp, cilantro and basil, then finally the sesame oil....and cook through, probably about 4 minutes. Yup that's it. How quick was that!! I added some peas into the mix last minute as we all love peas....