Shrimp Friend Rice

When I typed the title of this post, I accidentally put Shrimp Friend Rice and decided to leave it as is. Friend rice sounds really fantastic. So good-natured and agreeable!

Do it

Today I had a snow day (all hail the north east winter gods!) so cooking up a warm spicy dish to hibernate inside with sounded great to me. I took this recipe from Skinny Taste and decided to try it out with slightly more veggies and my own special spicy twist (spoiler alert: lots of sriracha. All the sriracha.) However, it meant bearing the elements and trekking out to the grocery store (AFTER I went to the gym, might I add. Holla!). Our grocery store parking lot is gigantic and usually I end up with a spot far, far away from the entrance because it's so crowded. Today there were about 4 cars there, total. Score. Got my scallions and shrimp and drove home without incident.

I've been trying to cook more often and try out new recipes recently. Why?

1. Because I like cooking, and I haven't been doing enough of it.
2. I'm not always super confident in my kitchen skills (I'm constantly asking things like, "Is it cooked enough? Did it come out okay? Do you like it? I think I put in too much x and not enough y. Do you hate it? Are you sure you don't hate it?" etc.), and cooking more often helps bolster that confidence a bit.
3. Cooking helps me slow down the process of eating, and lends itself to healthier eating. Fresh ingredients > lean cuisine meals.

How to make friendly shrimp fried rice:

Source

Changes: I used one egg white instead of two, because we only had two eggs left. I left out the fish sauce because that sounds gross to me, and I realized we didn't have sesame oil so I subbed in olive oil. I also threw in some spinach for good measure. And lots of sriracha at the end. I was actually going to put in more but I'm really glad I didn't. *sweat*

Pros: Appears edible! Cons: Fire mouth!

Things I learned:
1. Raw shrimp is kind of disgusting to work with.
2. So long as you measure out the right ratio, you can cook rice right in the water! No boil-in-bag!
3. Sriracha is spicy. (Already knew that. Today served as a solid reminder.)

Overall review: 7/10
This was a pretty decent dish. It's got lots of good protein and veggies, which is a plus in my book. Would I cook it again? Probably! I'd be more likely to if I was working with chicken or beef, though. Usually I'm a fan of shrimp but working with it raw and gray and translucent set me off from the beginning.

I'm going to try and do one recipe post a week, if only to force me to cook more. Any particular recipes you recommend? Let me know and maybe I'll try it out!