Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS WITH PICTURES
Here is 1 cup of shelled and deveined shrimp. Simply season it with some salt, and white pepper. You can also use black if you want. Add a drizzle of oil and mix well. Shrimp doesn’t take too long to marinade so set it aside as we are prepping the rice.
Here are 2 cups of cooked rice; Season it with 1 tbsp of soy sauce, 1 tbsp of oyster sauce, 1 tsp of dark soy sauce, and 1 tbsp of Sambal chili sauce. This is optional, you don’t have to use it if you don’t eat spicy food. The benefit of seasoning the rice before cooking is that you can take your time to get everything ready to avoid rummaging around when the heat is on.
A lot of people think you can only make fluffy rice with day-old rice. This recipe is an exception. Yes, you can use freshly cooked rice. Even if your rice is a bit wet and mussy, it doesn’t matter. You see me seasoning the rice with quite a lot of liquid sauces so it is pretty wet.
Crack 2 eggs directly into the rice and mix well. That’s the key to separating the grains and preventing the rice from sticking to the bottom of the wok. Just trust me and you will be surprised later.
Turn the heat to high and heat the wok until smoking hot. Drizzle in some cooking oil, and swirl it around. Add the shrimp. Stir for just a minute. Once the shrimp change color, add some diced onion and garlic. Keep stirring until fragrant.
Add about 2/3 cups of frozen vegetables straight from the bag without defrosting. You can use fresh veggies if you want but it is TDS to dice them. There is a benefit of using frozen vegetables. It drops down the temperature of the wok so you don’t overcook your shrimp. Once the vegetables are soft, which will just take less than 2 minutes, you can remove everything to the side.
Turn the heat back on medium. You don’t need the heat on high for this recipe otherwise you will burn the egg. Add one more drizzle of oil to the wok along with the rice. Stir for a few minutes. It feels gluey in the beginning. As the egg starts solidifying, the rice becomes less and less sticky. The grains will separate naturally. Look how fluffy the rice is. You can see the rice jumping and dancing in the wok.
We already seasoned everything before cooking, so we are pretty much done. Introduce the shrimp and the vegetables back to the wok. Elevate the flavor with diced scallions.
Give it a final toss and we are done. As for the presentation, just fill a bowl with the fried rice and cover it with a plate. Then flip. I love to pair it with a couple of slices of lime. A little bit of acid lightens up the taste. I can’t wait to taste it. Every rice grain is wrapped evenly by the seasonings and the egg - very flavorful and healthy. The shrimp is nicely seared and perfectly cooked. I hope you give this a try soon.
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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
Most people recommend using day-old rice to make fried rice for a fluffy result. This recipe is an exception. You can use freshly cooked rice. It doesn’t matter if your rice is wet and mussy either because mixing the egg with the rice keeps the grains from sticking to each other. I like to use frozen vegetables when making shrimp fried rice. It is nice that you don’t have to cut a variety of vegetables and frozen ingredients can drop down the wok’s temperature so you don’t overcook the shrimp.
Ingredients
2 cups of cooked rice
2 whole eggs
1 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tbsp of oyster sauce
1 tsp of dark soy sauce
1 tbsp of garlic chili sauce (any brand will work)
3 tbsp of oil to stir fry
1 tbsp of minced garlic
¼ cup of diced onion
2/3 cups of diced vegetables
1 cup of peeled and deveined shrimp
¼ tsp of salt
White pepper, to taste
A drizzle of oil to marinade the shrimp
Directions
Season the shrimp with some salt, white pepper, and a drizzle of oil. Mix well and set it aside.
Season the rice with soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, and Sambal chili sauce. The benefit of seasoning the rice before cooking is that you can take your time to get everything ready to avoid rummaging around when the heat is on.
Crack 2 eggs into the rice and mix well.
Turn the heat to high and heat the wok until smoking hot. Drizzle in some cooking oil, and swirl it around. Add the shrimp. Stir for just a minute. Once the shrimp change color, add the diced onion and garlic. Keep stirring until fragrant.
Add the diced vegetables and stir for a few minutes or until cooked through.
Remove the shrimp & vegetables from the wok. Drizzle more oil into the wok and add the rice. Stir over medium heat for a few minutes. Don’t use high heat otherwise, you will burn the egg. The rice will be gluey in the beginning. As the egg starts solidifying, the grains will separate naturally.
When the rice becomes fluffy, introduce the shrimp and the vegetables back to the wok. Sprinkle some diced scallions and sesame seeds for extra flavor. Give it a final toss and serve.
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