Easy Shrimp Fried Rice is delicious, simple, and quick with fresh shrimp, fried rice, peas, carrots and onions. Better than take-out when you can have a fresh succulent shrimp dinner from scratch on the table in just 20 minutes.
This recipe makes a fast lunch, dinner, or impressive date night meal for two.
To make this dish even easier I recommend buying frozen raw shrimp that comes peeled, deveined, and tails removed. It’s so much easier than doing all that work yourself.
Thaw the shrimp before using it in this recipe. If you forget to thaw the shrimp, set the bag in a large bowl filled with cold water. It will defrost in about 15 minutes.
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How to make Fried Rice with Shrimp
Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with a paper towel.
If the rice isn’t already cooked, prepare ¾ cup uncooked rice according to the package directions which will yield 1 ½ cups cooked.
At the same time, on medium-high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok. Click for a large skillet or a wok.
Add the peas and carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender, about 5 minutes.
Lower the heat to medium-low and push the mixture off to one side of the skillet, then pour the egg on the other side of the skillet. Stir fry until scrambled, about 1 or 2 minutes.
Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until heated through, about 1 minute.
Move the fried rice to one half of the pan and add a little more oil to the empty side. Add the shrimp and fry until pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side flipping over halfway through.
Stir the shrimp into the rice until combined and serve.
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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups cooked white rice (day old or leftover rice works best)
- 2 tablespoon canola oil
- ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
- ½ medium onion (chopped)
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 egg (slightly beaten)
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- ½ lb thawed raw shrimp (peeled, deveined, tails removed)
Instructions
- Rinse the shrimp and pat dry with paper towel.
- If the rice isn’t already cooked, prepare ¾ cup uncooked rice according to the package directions which will yield 1 ½ cups cooked.
- At the same time, on medium high heat, heat the oil in a large skillet or wok.
- Add the peas and carrots mix, onion and garlic. Stir fry until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Lower the heat to medium low and push the mixture off to one side of the skillet, then pour egg on the other side of skillet. Stir fry until scrambled, about 1 or 2 minutes.
- Now add the rice and soy sauce and blend all together well. Stir fry until heated through, about 1 minute.
- Move the fried rice all to one half of the pan and add a little more oil to the empty side. Add the shrimp and fry until pink and opaque, about 2 minutes per side flipping over halfway through.
- Stir the shrimp into the rice until combined and serve.
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Notes
- To make this dish even easier I recommend buying frozen raw shrimp that comes peeled, deveined, and tails removed. It’s so much easier than doing all that work yourself.
- Thaw the shrimp before using in this recipe.
- If you forget to thaw the shrimp, set the bag in a large bowl filled with cold water. It will defrost in about 15 minutes.
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Ellen
Friday 8th of March 2024
So glad I ran across this recipe, was not sure what to do with the small shrimp. This is a great recipe and easy! Thank you for sharing.
Micki
Sunday 30th of August 2020
Thank you for this recipe!! I love fried rice but it always makes too much for just me!! Will be making this tonight!!
Zona
Sunday 30th of August 2020
I hope you like it, enjoy!
Jason Dornbos
Thursday 9th of August 2018
We tried this last night and it was delicious. It was so good that my wife decided to take the leftovers to work with her for lunch. She never eats leftovers. Those were supposed to be mine! Oh well, I guess we'll have to make it again.
Zona
Thursday 9th of August 2018
Hi Jason. My husband always does that to me too! I guess there is one in every family lol. So glad you guys enjoyed the recipe. Thanks for the comment!
Karly
Wednesday 25th of July 2018
So easy! I like the fact that its a small meal for 2. Sometimes that's all you need.
Zona
Thursday 26th of July 2018
Thank you Karly :)