How To Make Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
Savor tasty flavors in this shrimp fried rice that’s better than takeout! It combines fresh shrimp, frozen veggies, and eggs for a belly-filling dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lblarge shrimp,peeled and deveined
- 1tbspvegetable oil
- 2tbspsesame oil,divided
- 3cupsrice,cooked
- 1small white onion,chopped
- 1cupfrozen peas and carrots,thawed
- 3tbspsoy sauce,more or less to taste
- 3eggs,lightly beaten
- 2tbspgreen onions,chopped, optional
Instructions
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Preheat a large skillet or wok to medium heat. Add the vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and shrimp to the skillet, and salt and pepper.
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Cook the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
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Add the white onion and peas and carrots and fry until tender. Slide the onion, peas and carrots to the side, and pour the beaten eggs onto the other side.
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Using a spatula, scramble the eggs. Once cooked, mix the eggs with the vegetable mix.
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Add the rice and shrimp to the veggie and egg mixture. Pour the soy sauce and remaining sesame oil on top.
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Stir and fry the rice and veggie mixture until heated through and combined. Add chopped green onions if desired.
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Serve warm and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
Use a day-old cold-cooked rice for best results. If you don’t have precooked rice, it is just fine to cook the rice the same day.
Nutrition
- Calories: 398.40kcal
- Fat: 7.83g
- Saturated Fat: 1.39g
- Trans Fat: 0.03g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.45g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.37g
- Carbohydrates: 63.61g
- Fiber: 1.42g
- Sugar: 2.05g
- Protein: 16.20g
- Cholesterol: 131.43mg
- Sodium: 703.33mg
- Calcium: 60.02mg
- Potassium: 266.65mg
- Iron: 1.42mg
- Vitamin A: 201.76µg
- Vitamin C: 4.84mg
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