3. Feature their Favorite Cuisine
Most kids have one international cuisine they love. Is it Spanish? Then try a jambalaya with prawns and calamari. If it’s Southeast Asian, there’s nothing like some noodles or a Thai curry with a whole array of seafood. Mexican is simple – fish tacos – and Italian, well of course you can add seafood to pasta or pile it onto a pizza.
For this recipe BBC Good Food suggests a Chinese-style fried rice that incorporates salmon and egg – a double load of nutritional benefits. It’s very simple and made in less than 20 minutes, great for a pre-game fill up, or weekend comfort family meal.
Salmon and Egg Fried Rice (Serves 2-3)
Ingredients
- thumb-sized piece ginger, grated
- 1-2 garlic cloves, grated
- 2 tablespoon low-salt soy sauce
- ½ tablespoon rice wine or sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large carrot, chopped into chunks
- 175g pack baby corn & mangetout or sugar snap peas, chopped
- 2 skinless salmon fillets
- 250g pouch brown basmati rice
- 2 eggs
- hot sauce, to serve
Method
- Mix the ginger, garlic, soy and vinegar, and set aside. Heat a large pan or wok and add 1 tablespoon oil, the vegetables and salmon. Fry the salmon for 2 mins each side until it begins to turn opaque. Tip in the rice and stir, flaking the fish into large pieces, then move everything to the side of the pan.
- Add the remaining oil to the pan, crack in the eggs and stir to roughly scramble them. Once cooked, stir through the rice and pour over the soy marinade. Season and leave to bubble away for a few mins more, so that all the rice is coated in the sauce. Serve in bowls with hot sauce for drizzling.
