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The recipe garnished with green onions in a white bowl.

Easy Shrimp Fried Rice

This Easy Shrimp Fried Rice is tender and seasoned shrimp on a delicious and flavorful bed of fluffy white rice.

Course dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword Easy Shrimp Fried Rice
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoon butter unsalted, divided
  • 4 large eggs lightly beaten
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • ¾ lbs. shrimp frozen, thawed and chopped
  • ⅓ cup peas frozen
  • ⅓ cup carrots finely diced
  • 3 tablespoon white onion finely diced
  • 2 large green onions divided, sliced
  • 2 teaspoon ginger fresh, finely minced
  • ¾ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 4 cup rice cooked, chilled
  • 2 tablespoon sesame oil toasted
  • 3 tablespoon tamari or coconut aminos
  • Optional garnish: Additional green onion sliced

Instructions

  1. Add one tablespoon butter to a large skillet or wok set over medium-high heat.
  2. Add eggs and cook, stirring and chopping with a spatula continually, until cooked through, approximately 2 minutes. Transfer eggs to a bowl and set aside.
  3. Add second tablespoon of butter to pan. Add shrimp and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Transfer shrimp to the bowl with the eggs. (Shrimp will not be full cooked at this point).
  4. Add remaining butter to pan, along with the peas, carrots, onion, and white portion of green onions. Add fresh ginger and garlic powder. Stir to combine and cook until vegetables are crisp tender, approximately 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add rice, sesame oil, tamari, and green part of onions to pan and stir to combine. Return shrimp and eggs to skillet and cook, stirring continually, until heated through and all ingredients are thoroughly combined, approximately 1-2 minutes.
  6. Remove from heat and serve immediately topped with additional sliced green onion, if desired. Enjoy!