Shrimp Fried Rice
Why order take-out? This homemade version is so much healthier, cheaper and tastes a million times better!
I absolutely love ordering take-out, especially when I’m exhausted out of my mind and I have absolutely no energy to even walk to the kitchen. But when I spend $10 on a measly shrimp fried rice with just 4 shrimps in the entire dish, I knew I just had to make a homemade version. After all, nothing beats homemade, right?
Now the best part about this fried rice is that it is completely customizable to your taste. You can swap out the shrimp for your favorite protein – chicken, pork , or even tofu to keep it completely vegetarian. As for the veggies, I like using a mix of onions, corn, peas and carrot but if you have more veggies just lingering in your fridge – feel free to add those in as well. The more, the merrier, right? And this can be made in less than 30 minutes – easy peasy.
Now who still wants take-out?
Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoons sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon ginger powder
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced
- ½ cup frozen corn
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 3 cups cooked rice
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger powder and white pepper; set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, until pink, about 2-3 minutes; season with salt and pepper, to taste; set aside.
- Add garlic and onion to the skillet, and cook, stirring often, until onions have become translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in carrot, corn and peas, and cook, stirring constantly, until vegetables are tender, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in rice, green onions and soy sauce mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in shrimp.
- Serve immediately.
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Nice recipe
This recipe is amazing! Make a fantastic meal in under 30 minutes. It’s the only recipe you’ll need, no matter what kind of meat you prefer. I use it for shrimp, chicken, pork or beef. Gets rave reviews every time! Try it! You’ll have no need for any other fried rice recipe.
This was one of my favorite recipes. I use it all the time. I wasn’t expecting the spice to be so spicy but I still love it to make it easier. I use a couple cups/bags of frozen veggies instead of cutting them all up.
Very good; little bit of a kick to it. Thank you.
Do you cook rice beforehand then add it in at step #4?
This was delish! It will definitely be on repeat at my house. I doubled the recipe and added diced chicken as well. So much better (and cheaper) than takeout. Your recipes never disappoint!
Is there a substitute for the sesame oil? I wan tto make this, but don’t have that ingredient. Looks delicious.
I just made this and its still hot in skillet. Quick taste , it seems great. I just need a sauce to put on it. Sweet n sour or ? Hossin ? which one???
Although I love almost all of the damn delicious meals, this one has got to be in the top two or three. It is absolutely fantastic, and I have not gone out to Chinese restaurant for fried rice since I started making this. It is simply the best! Oh, and I don’t have white pepper so I just leave it out.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! I like to use day old rice myself. This recipe is delicious!
Great recipes. Interesting food. Satisfying servings. I am a fan. No more throwing away food. Less expensive than shopping
I want to love this, but holy hades the pepper is so overpowering. I couldn’t taste anything but the pepper. I’ll try it again and omit the pepper or use at the most half as much.
Agreed. It didn’t seem like much by the recipe, and I don’t normally mind spice but it was too much for me so I know it was too much for my kiddos.
My husband’s new favorite shrimp friend rice of all time! No changes to recipe, just drizzled a little teriyaki sauce on time. We will be fixing this often!!!
Excellent recipe, very versatile too, added red peppers and an egg.
I added cooked scrambled eggs just for color and finely grated carrot for color. Its good
One of our favorites from you!!!
my absolute favourite recipe!!! its so amazing taste exactly like take away!!! also so easy
Love my rice cooker. Make the rice in the morning and refrigerate. I also have ducks and chickens so the eggs are fresh. Delicious!!
Husband LOVED this recipe. Said he could eat this every night and probably won’t do take out anymore!!
Thanks again for a damn delicious recipe.
Shrimp fried rice – I’ve been thinking about adding egg to this recipe, but it’s so delicious just the way it is, I can’t bring myself to change it. (make sure you undercook the shrimp a just bit in step 2 so they finish cooking when stirred back in.)
I did use fresh ginger.
Taste was great! Super easy to prepare – I used Uncle Ben’s rice in a bag to save time. I would add a touch of crushed red pepper flakes next time or just add some sriracha sauce to finished dish if there are some at your table who don’t like heat. Would try again with chicken for beef and would also add eggs (from another reviewer).