Dirty Fried Rice

Ingredients

• •2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• •4 ounces chicken livers, rinsed, patted dry
• •1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• •½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• •½ small small onion, chopped
• •½ stalk celery stalk, finely chopped
• •½ small small poblano chile, with seeds, finely chopped
• •1 clove garlic clove, finely chopped
• •1 tablespoons finely chopped peeled ginger
• •2 tablespoons soy sauce
• •1 tablespoons black vinegar
• •1 tablespoons hot sauce (such as Crystal)
• •1 tablespoons Thai crab or shrimp paste with bean oil
• •¼ cup vegetable oil
• •3 large large eggs, beaten to blend
• •3 cups cooled cooked jasmine rice (from 1 cup dry)
• •4 ounces large shrimp (about 6), peeled, deveined, cut into bite-size pieces
• •1 whole pickled jalapeno, sliced
• •2 whole scallions, thinly sliced
• •1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
• •¼ teaspoon MSG (optional)
• •1 tablespoon and chili oil (for serving)

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Heat 1 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season chicken livers with salt and pepper and cook until browned on the outside but still pink inside, about 1 1/2 minutes per side.

   3 min

2. 2.

   Transfer to a large plate and let cool. Pulse in a food processor to a coarse paste; set chicken liver paste aside.

   10 min

3. 3.

   Heat remaining 1 tablespoons oil in same skillet over medium-high heat and cook onion, celery, chile, garlic, and ginger, scraping up any browned bits, until vegetables are tender, about 2 minutes.

   2 min

4. 4.

   Add soy sauce, vinegar, hot sauce, crab paste, reserved chicken liver paste, and 1/4 cup water to skillet. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until a thick dry paste forms. (You should have about 1/2 cup.)

   8 min

5. 5.

   Heat oil in a large wok or skillet over high heat. Cook eggs, stirring constantly, until fluffy and just set, about 1 minute. Add rice and cook, stirring often, until rice is evenly coated and beginning to brown, about 4 minutes.

   5 min

6. 6.

   Add shrimp and chicken-liver base and stir to coat. Cook, stirring often, until shrimp is cooked through, about 2 minutes.

   2 min

7. 7.

   Remove from heat and stir in jalapeño.

   1 min

8. 8.

   Serve fried rice topped with scallions, Old Bay seasoning, and MSG, if using, and drizzled with chili oil.

   2 min