Ooh! I love this Shrimp Fried Rice! Honestly, what’s not to love about it? It is garlicky, loaded with fresh ginger and green onions, along with shrimp, eggs, and peas!
This is a great meal to have any time of the day, even breakfast! I love this for breakfast. Not only is it delicious, but so easy and fast.
I like to use leftover rice or rice that I have cooked at least the day before that I have stored in the refrigerator.
Fried rice is at its most delicious when it’s fluffy and not too sticky. It should have distinct, individual grains. Here are tips to help you make fried rice that tastes as good as it does at your favorite restaurant. This link gives you details on the Best rice and method for cooking if you want to review: https://www.thespruceeats.com/making-rice-for-fried-rice-695035.
I have found that what works really well for me is to cook a cup of long grain rice in two cups of water. When the rice and water come to a boil, I place a lid on the pan, reduce the heat to simmer and cook until the water has absorbed. I then turn the burner off, fluff the rice with a fork, spread it out on a sheet pan until it has cooled, then store it in the refrigerator overnight at least for use the next day or so. One cup uncooked rice yields about 3 cups cooked. Double the recipe if you need more.
Delicious, Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
If you want another rice recipe, here’s a link to my Rice Pilaf. https://the2spoons.com/yummy-rice-pilaf-perfect-side-dish/.
Hope you try this Shrimp Fried Rice soon! I love to keep these take out containers that I get on Amazon.com. This is a really fun dish served in the containers with chopsticks on hand. it’s a great way to teach the kiddos how to use them and it’s just fun having this take-out at home!!
Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked long grain rice, chilled
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 lb peeled and deveined shrimp, halved or in thirds
- 2 tsp fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- vegetable oil
- 2 green onions, tops and bottom, diced.
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 2 tbsp soy sauce, plus more for serving
Instructions
- Heat a wok or large non stick skillet to hot. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add a thin layer of oil to the wok or skillet. Add the eggs and move around quickly to soft scramble the eggs. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add the shrimp to the hot wok or skillet and cook quickly, moving around with a spatula until pink. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add a little oil to the pan if needed. Add the ginger and garlic, stir fry fast for just about a minute, then immediately add the rice. Cook the rice with the ginger and garlic, tossing and stirring with a spatula until the rice is completely coated with the oil and heated through. Add the frozen peas and soy sauce, continuing to stir fry about two minutes. Turn the heat off and add the eggs and shrimp back in along with the green onions and soy sauce. Toss to combine. Serve immediately with chopsticks if you want!! Have extra soy sauce on hand. Enjoy!
