Put down that take-out menu you keep stocked in your junk drawer for occasions when you want something heavy and carb-loaded. That food will take way more time to get to you than making it yourself. Don’t think you can do it? Well, we have an easy step-by-step recipe for you today that will amaze you! Shrimp Fried Rice has yummy white rice that soaks up all your delicious juices from the shrimp, veggies, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
If you don’t have these ingredients right on hand, make it for the next day and see how your culinary skills have grown. Show it off to your family or keep it all to yourself while enjoying a relaxing movie night.
Shrimp Fried Rice is a recipe that is old as time and usually is a side dish but can be enjoyed as your main meal.
Where do most of the flavors come from? Well, that is from your salty and sweet soy sauce and sesame oil which has a strong nutty flavor. It brings a richness to your dish that you didn’t even know you could create on your own.
What goes well with my Shrimp Fried Rice?
There are tons of delicious side dishes to make an appetizer kind of night. It’s a great meal to share with friends over a girl’s night and everyone gets to try a little of it all. Similar to tapas-style (which is a Spanish style of cooking where each dish is smaller portions to enjoy as many different varieties as you can.) Some of those options include; egg rolls, sweet and sour soup, dumplings, bean sprouts, wontons and so much more.
Is this a healthy meal?
With all the rice; the short answer is no. But, when you include the healthy protein of shrimp it does have a great balance of treating yourself and fueling your body properly.
Here is what you need to create your Shrimp Fried Rice at home
1 tbsp. oil
1 tbsp. mince garlic
1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 cups cooked white rice
2 cups of frozen peas and carrots, defrosted
2 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. sesame oil
1 large egg, whisked
2 tbsp. Sliced green onions
Let’s get cooking!
Wash and rinse your shrimp and set it to the side.
Cook your white rice as directed, and set it to the side.
Place a medium skillet over medium heat, and add the oil and minced garlic.
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Stir for the garlic for 1 minute, until fragrant.
Add the peas mixture and shrimp in the saute pan and toss to combine, cook for 5 minutes.
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In a small bowl add your sesame oil and soy sauce, and stir to combine.
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Stir in the white rice and soy sauce sesame mixture.
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Sauté for 4 minutes.
Push rice shrimp mixture to one side of the skillet.
Add the egg to the saute pan and stir the egg constantly until almost fully cooked, then fold it into the rice mixture.
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Garnish with green onions.
ENJOY!
Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 1 tbsp. mince garlic
- 1 lb. medium shrimp peeled and deveined
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- 2 cups of frozen peas and carrots defrosted
- 2 tbsp. soy sauce
- 2 tsp. sesame oil
- 1 large egg whisked
- 2 tbsp. Sliced green onions
Instructions
- Wash and rinse your shrimp and set to the side.
- Cook your white rice as directed, set to the side.
- Place a medium skillet over medium heat, and add the oil and minced garlic.
- Stir for the garlic 1 minute, until fragrant.
- Add the peas mixture and shrimp in the saute pan and toss to combine, cook for 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl add your sesame oil and soy sauce , stir to combine.
- Stir in the white rice and soy sauce sesame mixture.
- Sauté for 4 minutes.
- Push rice shrimp mixture to one side of the skillet.
- Add the egg to the saute pan and stir the egg constantly until almost fully cooked, then fold into rice mixture.
- Garnish with green onions.
- ENJOY!
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