Looking for a quick and delicious meal? Try this 10-Min Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe that’s better than takeout! Perfect for busy nights or any occasion!
Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Serving: 4
Prep time: 6 minutes
Cook time: 4 minutes
For the shrimp:
1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
Pinch of salt
Pinch of white pepper
For the rice:
3 cups overnight rice
For the sauce:
Pinch of white pepper
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
For the stir-fried:
3 tablespoons oil, separated
½ medium onion, thinly diced
½ cup peas
½ cup carrots, diced
½ cup corn kernels
2 large eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons scallions, thinly chopped
Shrimp Fried Rice Instructions
To season the shrimp:
- In a bowl, add the deveined shrimp and season it with salt and white pepper. Mix together.
To make the sauce:
In a bowl, mix together the white pepper, soy sauce, and oyster sauce.
To stir-fried:
- In a wok over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil and the shrimp. Stir fry until pink for about 30 seconds. Remove.
- In the wok over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Followed by the onion, peas, carrots, and corn kernels. Stir fry until aromatic for about 30 seconds. Remove.
- In the wok over high heat, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Add the beaten eggs, and scramble until partially cooked.
- Transfer the overnight rice inside. Stir-fry until every grain of rice is separated for about 1 minute.
- Return the onion, peas, carrots, corn kernels, and shrimp. And, pour the sauce inside. Mix everything together. Garnish with scallions and serve!
Notes on the rice:
- The ratio of rice to water is 1 to 1, so 1 cup of rice and 1 cup of water will yield 3 cups of steamed rice.
- In the rice cooker, place the rice and water inside. Use the setting for rice and cook. Then transfer the steamed rice to a plate and cool down. Cover the rice with a plastic wrap. Then place it in the fridge overnight.
- When making fried rice, it’s best to use overnight rice because there is less moisture in it. And therefore, it’s easier to separate every grain of rice while stir-frying it.
