Description
Elevate your dinner with this Crispy Shrimp Fried Rice, a vibrant dish that marries succulent shrimp, fluffy rice, and crunchy vegetables. Perfect for busy weeknights, this one-pan meal is ready in under 30 minutes and easily customizable to suit your taste. Impress family and friends with this quick yet flavorful dish that is sure to satisfy everyone at the table.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shrimp (fresh or frozen, peeled and deveined)
- 3 cups cooked day-old rice
- 1 cup mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, green onions)
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for cooking)
Instructions
- Prepare the shrimp by peeling and deveining if necessary. Chop the vegetables and have the cooked rice ready.
- In a large skillet or wok over medium heat, add vegetable oil and sauté minced garlic until fragrant.
- Add shrimp to the skillet and cook until they turn pink and opaque (about 3-4 minutes). Remove shrimp from the pan and set aside.
- In the same skillet, add more oil if needed and stir-fry chopped vegetables until tender-crisp.
- Add cooked rice and shrimp back into the skillet; stir well to combine.
- Pour soy sauce over the mixture, push ingredients to one side of the pan, scramble eggs on the other side until fully cooked, then mix everything together before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (250g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 180mg