Forget the mushy, sticky, soaked-in soy sauce fried rice you've made in the past. This Homemade Shrimp Fried Rice gives you that restaurant-style fried rice you love at home in under 30 minutes. With a few simple tips and tricks, you'll avoid having sticky, mushy rice, and instead have the best fried rice at home!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish, Main Dishes
Cuisine: American, Chinese
Servings: 6people
Author: sweetlysplendid.com
Ingredients
1lblarge shrimp(20-25/lb size, peeled and deveined)
Place shrimp in a mixing bowl and top with salt and pepper. Toss to combine until all of the shrimp is coated in seasoning.
Heat a deep, heavy bottomed skillet over medium-high heat.
Once heated, add the avocado oil.
Add the shrimp to the skillet in a single layer.
Cook 1-2 minutes, flip them over, and cook an additional 1-2 minutes. Just until they are pink and cooked through.
Remove the shrimp from the skillet and set aside.
Add the chopped white parts of the green onion to the skillet and sauté until softened, about 3 minutes. Be sure to stir frequently to avoid burning.
Add the garlic to the skillet with the onions and saute for 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently. Just until the garlic becomes fragrant. Be careful not to burn the garlic!
Add the ginger and stir to combine.
Add the frozen vegetables to the skillet with the onions and garlic. Stir to combine. Let it cook through until the vegetables have thawed and heated through, about 5 minutes.
Add the rice to the skillet with the vegetable mixture. Mix to combine and heat the rice through.
Add the sesame oil and soy sauce to the skillet. Stir until all of the rice is coated in the soy sauce.
Scoot the rice to the edges of the pan, making a well in the center of the skillet.
Whisk the eggs in a separate small bowl.
Pour the eggs into the well you created in the center of the skillet.
Continue to scramble the eggs in the skillet.
Once the eggs are soft scrambled, stir them into the rest of the rice mixture.
Sprinkle the remaining chopped tops of the green onions over the rice and enjoy!
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Notes
Let the rice dry out a little when heating it in the skillet. This will give it that signature fried rice texture.
Adding the soy sauce before the eggs keeps it with the rice instead of soaking into the scrambled eggs.
Don't pre-cook the frozen vegetables. That will make them mushy and too soft.
Be careful when adding the garlic. You don't want it to burn. Burned garlic is bitter and usually requires washing the entire pan to get the taste out.