Go Back
Email Link
Print
Recipe Image
Notes
Nutrition Label
–
+
servings
Smaller
Normal
Larger
5
from
7
votes
Chinese Shrimp Fried Rice
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Main Dish
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
6
servings
Ingredients
▢
3
tbsp
Butter
-
divided
▢
3
Eggs
▢
2
cloves
Garlic
-
minced
▢
30
Frozen shrimp
-
thawed, peeled and deveined
▢
1 ½
cups
Canned peas and carrots
▢
¼
teaspoon
Salt and pepper
-
to taste
▢
5
cups
Cooked white rice
-
must be cold
▢
¼
cup
Soy sauce
▢
1 ½
tbsp
Rice vinegar
▢
3
Green onions
-
chopped
Instructions
Melt 1 tbsp butter on a non-stick skillet over medium heat.
Beat eggs in a bowl and cook in a buttered skillet until soft-set. Approx. 2-3 minutes. Set aside.
Melt remaining butter in a large skillet, over medium heat.
Add garlic and shrimp. As shrimp starts to turn pink, add peas and carrots. Season with salt and pepper.
Once shrimp is cooked through, set aside shrimp mixture on a separate plate.
Add cooked rice to the same skillet where shrimp was cooked. Pour soy sauce and rice vinegar over the top.
Toss rice until it is evenly coated with soy sauce and rice vinegar. Cook for about 3-4 minutes.
Add scrambled eggs and shrimp mixture. Toss together gently for about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
Top off with chopped green onions
Notes
Double this Recipe:
Double this recipe by increasing the ingredients proportionately.
Short Cut Tip:
Pick up cooked rice from your local Chinese restaurant.
Different Flavors:
Try adding different ingredients like white pepper or rice wine for different flavors.
Variation Tip:
Use sesame oil for an authentic Chinese food, fried rice flavor.
Adding Rice:
Cold rice may clump together. Break up the rice by stirring around the rice before adding it in.
Alternate Cooking Method:
An electric or stovetop wok is a great way to reheat leftover rice.
Vegetarian:
Replace the meat with
tofu
!