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Chinese Fried Rice with Shrimp: Make your own Chinese fried rice with shrimp in 25 minutes, from prep to dinner table, and watch how quickly you will never order take-out again! | aheadofthyme.com

Chinese Fried Rice with Shrimp


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  • Author: Sam | Ahead of Thyme
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings

Description

Make your own Chinese fried rice with shrimp in 25 minutes, from prep to dinner table, and watch how quickly you will never order take-out again!


Ingredients

  • 1 and 1/2 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, grated
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 2 green onions, sliced and separated into "whiter" half and "green" half
  • 1/2 cup frozen carrots
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas
  • 1/2 cup frozen corn
  • 3 cups day old cooked rice
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon chicken stock powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Instructions

  1. In a medium bowl, mix together shrimp, ginger, salt and pepper. Let shrimp marinate for 10 minutes.
  2. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook, stirring occasionaly, for about 2-3 minutes until the shrimp turn pink. Transfer to a plate (reserving the oil in the pan) and set aside.
  3. Pour the eggs in the same pan on medium heat. Cook one side and flip over and cook the other side. Transfer the eggs to a plate and cut it into small strips. Set aside.
  4. In a wok, heat the sesame oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and the "white" half of the green onions and cook for about 3-4 minutes until onions become soft.
  5. Stir in carrots, peas and corn and cook for about 3-4 minutes until the vegetables are tender.
  6. Stir in the rice, soy sauce, chicken stock powder, white pepper and the rest of the green onions. Cook for about 2 minutes.
  7. Add the shrimp and eggs and stir well to combine.
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Category: Entree
  • Cuisine: Chinese