Best Recipe for Shrimp Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 12 ounces peeled deveined small shrimp, thawed if frozen
- Kosher salt
- 8 scallions, whites chopped, greens thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled ginger
- 3 cups cold cooked white rice
- 2 large eggs, beaten to blend
- 1/2 cup frozen edamame, thawed
- 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with salt and cook, turning once, until just opaque in the center, about 3 minutes; transfer to a plate.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in same skillet; add scallion whites, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice and stir to coat. Cook until rice is crisp, about 2 minutes. Push rice to one side of skillet; add eggs to other side and cook, stirring and working into rice mixture, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add edamame, peas, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and cooked shrimp. Cook, tossing constantly, until shrimp and vegetables are heated through, about 1 minute. Top with scallion greens.
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