Shrimp Fried Rice
This easy shrimp fried rice recipe is made with simple ingredients in under 30 minutes! It's super delicious and easy to make!
Servings: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- ¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 green onions chopped, white and green parts separated
- 2 garlic cloves finely minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger finely minced
- 12 oz peas and carrots frozen
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 eggs
- 5 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 2 tablespoon brown sugar
- 4 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
- Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Place in a bowl and season with ¼ teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Stir to mix well.
- In a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, and brown sugar. Set them aside.
- In a large pan over medium high heat, drizzle 2 tablespoons of oil. When hot, add the shrimp in one layer and cook for about 1 minute, flipping once. Shrimp should be pink and no longer transparent. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, add 1 tablespoon of oil, along with the chopped onions, white parts of the green onions, garlic, and ginger. Sauté for 1-2 minutes or until fragrant.
- Stir in the peas and carrots and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Scoot the vegetables over to one side of the pan and add 1 tablespoon of butter to the empty side. Pour in the scrambled eggs and cook until set, breaking eggs into small pieces with a spatula.
- Add the shrimp, rice, and soy sauce mixture and stir well to combine. Garnish with chopped green onions and season with salt and pepper to taste. You can also drizzle extra soy sauce as desired.
Notes
- This recipe is so flexible that you can easily use cold, left-over rice, or freshly cooked rice. While there are those who prefer only cold day-old rice for texture purposes, and others prefer freshly cooked, I have found that either makes for delicious fried rice. Use what works best for you!
- The more you stir the rice the more flavorful it will be and the sauce will distribute a lot more evenly! So make sure to stir the rice continuously while cooking.
- Don't overcook the shrimp, not even for a minute otherwise, they will turn out tough and rubbery.
- Make sure to use a wok or a nonstick skillet otherwise, the eggs and rice will stick to the pan.
- If using leftover cold rice, be sure to break it into smaller clumps as you fry it because it tends to stay in large clumps when cold.