I have a confession … prior to my real food conversion, I absolutely loved Chinese food.
Yep … that MSG, fake salt, and high fructose laden Chinese food. I loved it and ate it much more often than I’d like to admit!
Once we gave up the junk food, I’d still occasionally wish I could eat Chinese food, especially shrimp fried rice, so I started experimenting with healthier versions. Like with most foods, the healthier versions can actually taste better if prepared well, so this will begin a series of healthy versions of my former favorite Chinese foods …
In place of soy sauce in recipes I’ve come up with two great alternatives: a homemade soy sauce that is soy free, uses real food ingredients, and tastes great, or store-bought coconut aminos. You can read about both options in this post and also get the recipe for my homemade version of soy sauce.
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Shrimp Fried Cauliflower Rice Recipe (Gluten Free & Delicious!)
Servings
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower
- ¼ cup sesame oil (or coconut oil)
- ½ cup fresh carrots (finely chopped)
- 8 fresh green beans (chopped, optional)
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 2 TBSP coconut aminos
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 egg
- ½ lb shrimp (fresh or frozen, peeled and with tails removed)
Instructions
- Use a food processor or chef’s knife to chop the cauliflower into rice sized pieces.
- In a large skillet, heat the sesame oil or coconut oil until melted.
- Add the cauliflower and stir.
- Quickly chop the carrots and green beans.
- Add the carrots, green beans, and peas to the pan and continue to stir until vegetables are starting to get tender.
- Sprinkle the vegetables with the soy sauce or coconut aminos, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Move the veggies to the edges, leaving an open space in the middle of the pan.
- Drop the egg into the circle and leave for about a minute until starting to cook.
- Scramble the egg into the rest of the mixture.
- Add the shrimp and cook until just done.
- Serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
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