Easy Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe
This shrimp fried rice recipe is so easy and simple yet is so versatile. Sauteed shrimp tossed in fried rice with vegetables. An easy 30-minute meal.
Ingredients
- 1 pound raw shrimp peeled and deveined
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots thawed
- ½ cup corn
- 3 large eggs
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups uncooked rice cooked, rinsed and cooled
- 3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 green onions
- 1 green onion to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Cook rice and rinse in cold water; cover the rice and set aside.
- Season shrimp with salt and pepper.
- In a skillet, heat 1 Tbsp oil. Once it’s hot, add shrimp and cook for 1 minute per side. Remove from the skillet and cover to keep warm.
- Add 1 more Tbsp oil, peas, carrots, corn, and garlic and cook until heated.
- Move veggies to one side and beat the eggs and scramble. Then, stir them into the veggies.
- Add the shrimp back and add the rice, soy, sesame oil and green onion. Gently toss everything to combine.
- Serve and enjoy, friends.