Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

5 from 5 votes

This shrimp fried rice recipe is easy to make with shrimp and vegetables stir fried with rice in a spicy, savory sauce and lots of seasonings, one of my favorites.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Keyword: Chinese 5 spice, fried rice, spicy

Servings:

Calories: 406kcal

Author: Mike Hultquist

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil divided
1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
2 large eggs scrambled
2 jalapeno peppers diced (optional, for extra spicy - Use Chinese Tien Tsin peppers instead if you can obtain them – Or use bell pepper for mild)
1 medium onion diced
1 medium carrot peeled and diced
4 cloves garlic chopped
1 tablespoon Chinese 5 spice
1 tablespoon spicy red pepper flakes optional
1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon butter
4 cups cooked white rice chilled (day old rice is best for this recipe)
4 green onions chopped
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons fish sauce
3 tablespoons sriracha or use extra chili-garlic sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
FOR GARNISH: Chopped peppers spicy chili flakes, sliced green onions

Instructions

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan or wok to medium-high. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, then add to the hot pan. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes, or until the shrimp are cooked through. Remove shrimp from pan, cover, and set aside.
Add scrambled eggs to the hot pan and cook, stirring, until the eggs set and are nice and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
Return the pan to medium heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers, onion and carrot. Cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring a bit, until the vegetables soften.
Add the garlic, Chinese 5 spice, chili flake, chil-garlic sauce, and salt and black pepper to taste. Stir and cook for 1 minute, until you can smell the gorgeous garlic.
Add the butter and melt. Stir in the rice, green onions, soy sauce and fish sauce. Lightly stir fry the rice for 5 minutes, stirring a bit, until everything is combined.
Stir in the sriracha, sesame oil and reserved shrimp and scrambled eggs. Warm through 1-2 minutes.
Garnish and serve!

Notes

Chop the shrimp if you’d like more uniform bites of shrimp fried rice.

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