Easy, flavorful shrimp fried rice made with cold rice, juicy shrimp, and crisp veggies. Ready in under 30 minutes!
Author:Julia
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:30 minutes
Yield:81x
Category:Dinner
Ingredients
Scale
1poundlarge shrimppeeled and deveined
salt and pepper to taste
2tablespoonsvegetable oil
2tablespoonssesame oil
1smallchopped white onion
1cupfrozen peas and carrotsthawed
3beaten eggs
3cupscooked rice*
3tablespoonssoy saucemore or less to taste
2tablespoonschopped green onions
Instructions
Preheat a large skillet or wok to medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and 1 pound large shrimp to the skillet and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook the shrimp for 3-5 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove the shrimp from the skillet and set aside.
Returning to the skillet, add 1 small chopped white onion and 1 cup frozen peas and carrots. Cook for 3-5 minutes or until tender.
Slide the vegetables to the side and pour 3 beaten eggs onto the other side. Using a spatula, cook and scramble the eggs. Once cooked, mix the eggs with the vegetable mix.
Increase the heat to medium-high. Add 3 cups cooked rice* and the cooked shrimp to the veggie and egg mixture. Pour in 3 tablespoons soy sauce and 2 tablespoons sesame oil, then stir until heated through and combined. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste, if needed, then garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped green onions.