Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe - the BEST homemade shrimp fried rice recipe with the most amazing, flavorful sauce! Easy and delicious!
Ingredients
The Sauce:
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce sub Tamari for gluten-free
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 3 teaspoons ginger grated
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
Shrimp Fried Rice:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil sub other oil of your choice, divided
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1/4 - 1/3 cup yellow onion diced
- 1/2 cup carrots sliced and quartered
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 lb shrimp*
- 2 eggs whisked
- 3 cups packed cooked rice preferably day-old**
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 green onions sliced
- red pepper flakes to taste
- kosher salt to taste
- for serving: poached or fried eggs additional green onions or red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Make Sauce: combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl; whisk to combine and set aside.
- Cook Veggies: Bring a wok or large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoons oil; swirl to coat the pan. Add garlic and move around pan until fragrant, approx. 1 minute. Add onion and carrots. Move around pan until onions have softened and carrots have softened, approx. 6-8 minutes. Add peas and move around pan until warm. Transfer veggies to a plate and set aside.
- Cook Shrimp: Add 1 tablespoon oil to the pan along with the shrimp. Move around pan until just cooked through. Transfer to plate and set aside.
- Cook Eggs: Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan along with 2 eggs. Move eggs around pan until cooked through.
- Combine it all with Sauce: Add rice, veggies, shrimp, cooked egg, green onion, red pepper flakes and approx. 1/2 the sauce to the pan. Move around until well combined. Taste and add additional red pepper flakes, salt, pepper or sauce to the pan.
- Serve immediately with the remaining sauce, poached or fried eggs, more sliced green onions and crushed red pepper flakes.
Notes
- **Shrimp: completely up to you if you want to cook your shrimp with the tail on, tail removed OR if you want to actually cut your shrimp into bite-sized pieces (so cut shrimp into thirds) for easier eating - do what works best for you!
- *Rice: it is highly recommended that you use day-old rice - so make it the day before and store in the refrigerator - this helps dry the rice out and prevents it from being too sticky.
- Storage: store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days.
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