"Fill in the Blank" Fried Rice

My hubby's birthday was this past weekend and he requested we have him a little party. Well if you have ever been to one of my family's parties, you would know that we tend to go overboard. We had buffalo chicken dip, spinach dip in a bread bowl, ranch dip, chips/bread/pretzels/carrots/celery to dip, jalapeno poppers, ribs, meatballs, pulled pork, coleslaw, cheese fries, and shrimp rings. Needless to say, we had a LOT of leftovers! Mostly the shrimp, carrots/celery, buffalo chicken dip, ribs, and fries. Not to mention all those chips. I know there was NO way we would ever eat it all, so I decided to have friends over to make something with the leftovers. I decided to make shrimp friend rice which would use up the shrimp, carrots, green onions. So alas, this recipe was born!
I call it "Fill in the Blank" Fried Rice, because you could use any meat you like. I happened to have the shrimp, but if I didn't, I would have used the ribs and made pork fried rice. You could leave meat out and have it vegetarian. You could add any veggies you like to this dish. I have seen recipes with bean sprouts, peas, mushrooms, etc. It is so versatile!

"Fill in the Blank" Fried Rice
Printable Recipe

4-5 garlic cloves diced
1/4 lb carrots peeled and diced
1 small onion diced
3 green onions chopped
3 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
3-4 cups cooked rice
2-3 Tbsp soy sauce

1. Heat a wok or large pan over medium high heat. Add oil to pan and heat, then add carrots, onions, green onions, and garlic. When veggies are softened, remove from pan (I just put it in a large bowl).
2. Return pan to heat and add more oil. Add 3 eggs and continue to beat while cooking (kind of like scrambling, but a little faster). When cooked through, add to bowl with the veggies.
3. Return pan to heat and add more oil. Cook shrimp until cooked through (opaque). Do not overcook. Add shrimp to bowl with eggs and veggies.
4. Return pan to heat and add more oil. Add rice to pan and turn until slightly golden and heated through. Add rice to bowl with veggies, eggs, shrimp.
5. Add soy sauce over rice mixture and stir everything to combine.
6. At this point, you may need to add some of the mixture back to the pan to heat through.

So yummy....stay tuned for more recipes from the party!