I love special fried rice, and here’s a recipe that’s particularly easy to love on every level:
Quick and easy? – tick
Protein & veggies? – tick
Blood sugar nice and stable after a couple of hours? – tick again.
Basmati rice is low GI and a great option for my sporty boy to refuel with carbs, without the blood glucose spikes. Give it a try and drop me a line below to let me know what you think. I’ve also put more detailed carb-counting info below, so it would be great to hear if that’s helpful!
Ingredients (serves 6):
- 300g basmati rice
- 255g frozen peas
- a little rapeseed oil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 150g diced pancetta
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- small bunch of spring onions, sliced
- 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
- ½ tsp Chinese five spice powder
- 3 tsp low salt soy sauce
- 150g cooked, peeled king prawns
Method:
- Steam the rice following pack instructions, adding the peas for the final couple of minutes, and when all the water is absorbed, fluff with a fork
- Heat a little rapeseed oil in a wok. Pour in the beaten egg and stir-fry until scrambled. Tip onto a plate and set aside.
- Wipe the wok with kitchen paper, then heat a little more oil. Toss in the pancetta and fry until crispy. (I always then drain off all the excess fat into a bowl, then put in the food recycling bin once solid.)
- Add the garlic, spring onions and pepper to the wok and stir-fry until the pepper starts to soften. Add the five-spice, rice, peas and soy sauce, then stir-fry for a further five minutes. Finally add the egg and prawns and toss to coat well and heat through.
Carbs:
Total carbs for recipe: 233g
Carbs per portion: 39g (based on 6 servings)
Carbs per 100g (cooked weight): 24g
I’d made one which was a bit bland! Yours is a better balance and the Chinese 5 spices is a great idea – I’ll look forward to feeding the hungry hordes. Thanks for sharing x
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Thanks for sharing the recipe! I normally buy Basmati rice at the shops because it’s one of the best Lower GI ones. Happy World Diabetes Day to you too!
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