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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice

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by: Joanna Cismaru

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You can forget take-out with this Easy Shrimp Fried Rice! Make your own fried rice at home, so much better and much healthier. A quick and easy Asian inspired recipe perfect for busy weeknights and ready in 30 minutes.

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Shrimp Fried Rice

Who doesn’t love take out. When we used to live in the city we used to order a lot from Skip the Dishes. Now that we live outside of the city, there’s no Skip the Dishes, plus not a lot of restaurants around to order take out. Which is why I have to make my own “takeout” because we still love it. A lot!

Shrimp fried rice is the perfect dinner to make after a long and hard day at work. You can be done in 30 minutes, plus you can use frozen veggies like carrots and peas. Oh yeah! Making shrimp fried rice is really easy, if you know how to make it the right way. Plus, let’s not forget the best thing about making your own food. We know what goes in it!

Shrimp fried rice is great because it’s versatile and customizable to fit your own taste. You don’t like peas? Leave them out! You want mushrooms, by all means, add mushrooms. If you don’t like shrimp, use chicken or beef, or pork, or even tofu for a vegetarian version. If you’re brave, add them all for a meat lovers fried rice. Your kitchen, your rules!

Ingredients in Shrimp Fried Rice

As I mentioned, the ingredients in fried rice can be changed around to fit your taste buds. However, here are the ingredients I used:

  • Cooked rice, preferably chilled over night
  • Eggs
  • Shrimp
  • Onion
  • Green Bell Pepper
  • Carrot
  • Frozen peas
  • Soy sauce
  • Sesame oil

process shots for making shrimp fried rice

How to Make Shrimp Fried Rice

This is a very easy recipe to make. It’s best if you prepare all your ingredients so they are ready for cooking. Once you start cooking everything will go really quick.

Fry the beaten egg for about a minute on both sides. You’ll need a bit of oil to keep it from sticking. I decided to make it as an omelette so that I can cut it up after, but you can also do it as scrambled eggs.

Remove the eggs from the pan and add a bit of oil to the pan. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Cook the shrimp about 2 to 3 min per side, or until the shrimp starts to get golden. Remove the shrimp from the pan.

Add a bit more oil, then throw in the veggies. I used a bit of onion, bell pepper, carrots and peas. Don’t throw the peas in yet, let the veggies sweat a bit, until the onion is nice and translucent and the carrots soften up a bit.

Add the frozen peas in and cook for 2 more minutes. 

Add the cooked rice to the skillet and drizzle with some soy sauce, I always use the low sodium one. You’ll need about 1/4 cup or so. If you want to give the rice a darker color, use a tsp of dark soy sauce.

Chop up the egg and add it back to the skillet along with the shrimp. Toss it all together and you’ve got dinner. If you want to spice things up a bit, throw in some hot sauce, don’t be shy.

shrimp fried rice in a skillet

Tips for Making the Best Shrimp Fried Rice

Use previously cooked and chilled leftover rice as it’s had a chance to dry up in the refrigerator. If you use freshly cooked rice, you’ll end up with too much moisture in the rice.

Fry ingredients separately. You want all veggies or proteins to have their own taste, if you throw in everything together, they will all taste the same.

The trick to good fried rice is to make sure you use high heat! This way everything fries up quickly.

Well that’s how you make shrimp fried rice. Pretty easy, eh?

How to Store Leftover Shrimp Fried Rice

Store leftovers in an an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

Can You Freeze Shrimp Fried Rice?

Absolutely! You can totally freeze shrimp fried rice. Store it in airtight containers or freezer bags and freeze for up to 2 or 3 months. When ready to serve again, simply thaw it and throw it in a skillet for about 5 to 10 minutes.

shrimp fried rice in a blue plate

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Easy Shrimp Fried Rice

4.59 from 12 votes
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 30 mins
Author: Joanna Cismaru
Serves: 4
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You can forget take-out with this Easy Shrimp Fried Rice! Make your own fried rice at home, so much better and much healthier. A quick and easy Asian inspired recipe perfect for busy weeknights and ready in 30 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups long grain rice cooked and chilled, I used Basmati
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 small carrot chopped
  • 1/2 cup peas frozen
  • 1/4 cup soy sauce low sodium
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste
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Instructions

  • Season the eggs with a bit of salt and pepper. Add 1 tbsp of the olive oil to a pan and heat it over medium high heat. Add the beaten eggs to the pan and cook for about 1 to 2 min. Flip them over and cook for 1 minute. Remove the eggs from pan and set aside.
  • Add the other tbsp of olive oil to the pan and heat. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Cook the shrimp about 2 to 3 min per side, or until the shrimp starts to get golden. Remove the shrimp from the pan.
  • Add the sesame oil to the pan and heat. Add the chopped onion, bell pepper and carrot to the pan and saute for about 5 minutes until the onion is translucent and the carrots soften up. Add the frozen peas and season a bit with salt and pepper.Cook for 2 more minutes until the peas are no longer frozen and cook a bit.
  • Chop the omelette into small thin pieces.
  • Add the cooked rice to the pan, add the soy sauce over the rice. Throw in the shrimp and chopped egg. Toss everything together and cook for a couple more minutes then serve.

Recipe Notes

  1. Store leftovers in an an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
  2. To freeze, store it in airtight containers or freezer bags and freeze for up to 2 or 3 months. When ready to serve again, simply thaw it and throw it in a skillet for about 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition Information:

Calories: 484kcal (24%)Carbohydrates: 52g (17%)Protein: 32g (64%)Fat: 14g (22%)Saturated Fat: 2g (13%)Cholesterol: 367mg (122%)Sodium: 1462mg (64%)Potassium: 366mg (10%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 3g (3%)Vitamin A: 2455IU (49%)Vitamin C: 37.9mg (46%)Calcium: 215mg (22%)Iron: 3.8mg (21%)
Course:Main Course
Cuisine:Asian
Keyword:asian take out, fried rice, shrimp fried rice
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  1. Denise Hicks says

    February 6, 2021 at 12:36 am

    Awesome recipe…again!! Thank you.

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  2. Conchy Martinez says

    January 13, 2020 at 6:30 pm

    5 stars
    So simple and delish!

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  3. Jennifer Wyble says

    March 31, 2019 at 7:04 am

    5 stars
    Made this last night for my son’s birthday dinner, along withe the Korean Pork Chop recipe (yum!), and it was a big hit! A very delicious fried rice recipe Jo! He doesn’t like carrots or peas, so I left those out, but with the onions and bell pepper and some added scallions on top, it was fantastic! Thank you for another great recipe Jo… 😀 <3

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    • Joanna Cismaru says

      March 31, 2019 at 8:12 am

      My pleasure! So glad you’re enjoying my recipes! 🙂

      Reply
  4. Judi Marquard says

    March 12, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    I just love your recipe site. I’m having trouble with saving my recipes. It’s says they are having problems and to try again but nothing works. I can’t even get into my recipe box. Thank you

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    • Nicole Beaulieu says

      March 12, 2019 at 1:54 pm

      Hi Judi! We don’t have a function on the blog for a recipe box, so I think it’s a browser extension you’re having trouble with. You’ll have to contact the people who created recipe box to get help!

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  5. Karen says

    August 27, 2018 at 9:13 pm

    4 stars
    This was so simple and sooo tasty. The only thing I might do differently next time would be to add less soy sauce to the rice at the end and rather serve it on the side. For me, it was a little too much but I think it’s a personal preference. I did throw in a few minced garlic gloves with the vegetables (but I think garlic belongs in almost everything…) 😉 Also, to better incorporate the shrimp (since they were the jumbo size) I cut each tail into thirds. It allowed for a bite of shrimp in almost each forkful. Will certainly be making this again.

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  6. Connie C. says

    March 24, 2017 at 7:07 pm

    This was awesome! !! Me & my family loved it. Thank you!

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    • Joanna Cismaru says

      March 27, 2017 at 10:11 am

      Glad you guys liked it, Connie!

      Reply
  7. Ashley says

    February 5, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    Love this! Made it tonight for supper and made your Banana Blueberry Bread for breakfast this week 🙂

    Reply
  8. Jasmine Olson says

    January 9, 2017 at 5:50 pm

    4 stars
    I absolutely loved this recipe! My mom and i made it together, definitely will make it again!
    THANK YOU

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      January 9, 2017 at 7:13 pm

      My pleasure, glad you liked it!

      Reply
  9. Liz says

    April 6, 2016 at 2:46 pm

    Made this for dinner tonight & we both loved it!!!!! My better half said he “loved it”, had a few more bites, then asked “is this a Jo Cooks recipe?”. I said “of course!!!!!”. Then we both agreed the left overs will make an awesome breakfast tomorrow!!! Thank you for a new tasty way to get some veggies in our diet!!

    Reply
    • Joanna Cismaru says

      April 6, 2016 at 2:58 pm

      My pleasure!! I like the breakfast idea!

      Reply
  10. Paulette says

    February 12, 2016 at 6:31 pm

    4 stars
    This is an excellent basic recipe. I added 3 minced garlic cloves a couple minutes after the veggies and sprinkled more sesame oil. I added 3 sliced scallions at the end. Without them I think it would be too bland. It’s also important to add the salt and pepper as you go. Great easy dinner#

    Reply
    • jo says

      February 12, 2016 at 6:34 pm

      Glad you liked the recipe Paulette!

      Reply
  11. Roosevelt says

    September 16, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    5 stars
    I totaly love SHRIMP FRIED RICE. Thanks For Recipe

    Reply
  12. Liz says

    September 16, 2015 at 8:20 am

    Sounds so good. hank you and have a great day!

    Reply
  13. Bella B says

    September 15, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    Yummy! I love Chinese food, Thanks for sharing!

    http://xoxobella.com

    Reply

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