Shrimp and Chicken Magic Bowl
This is the first Mauritian recipe on stonedsoup.net! Mauritius is an island off the southeastern coast of Africa; next to Madagascar. Mauritian cuisine is influenced by African, Chinese, French, and Indian culture. Shrimp and chicken magic bowl, aka bol renverse, has it’s roots in Cantonese cuisine; where chicken and shrimp are stir fried with vegetables in a light sauce. A fried egg is put in a bowl, topped with the stir fry, and packed down with rice. The bowl is flipped up onto a plate, revealing a mountain of goodness.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 1” cubes
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 medium carrot peeled and julienned
- 5 button mushrooms sliced
- 4 green onions chopped
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1/2 tsp white pepper
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup water
- 8 large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups steamed basmati rice
Instructions
- Heat up cooking oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat. Add in the chicken and sauté for 5 minutes.
- Add in the garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and green onions. Sauté for 3 minutes.
- Add in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, rice wine vinegar, and white pepper. Mix together the water and cornstarch to make a slurry. Stir that into the sauce. Add in the shrimp.
- Cook for 4 minutes, flipping the shrimp half way through. Set aside.
- Heat up 1/2 tbsp of cooking oil in a small skillet over medium high heat. Fry the eggs one at a time for 90 seconds a side.
Magic Bowl Assembly
- Place a fried egg in the bottom of a bowl.
- Place 4 shrimp out of the stir fry on top of the egg.
- Scoop a large ladle of the stir fry over the eggs and shrimp.
- Gently pack the bowl with some steamed basmati rice.
- Place a plate on top of the bowl and flip upside down.
