# Shrimp Fried Rice

This delicious homemade shrimp fried rice is better than takeout and ready in 30 minutes.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb shrimp
- olive oil
- 3 cups day-old white rice
- 1 cup diced onion
- 0.5 cup diced carrots
- 0.5 cups scallions
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp minced ginger
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 0.25 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 0.25 cup green onion whites
- 3 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper

## Instructions

1. Dice one yellow onion.
2. Mince some ginger.
3. Mince some garlic.
4. Set aside all the chopped ingredients.
5. Crack two eggs into a bowl and whisk.
6. Add oil to your wok.
7. Add the white ends of scallions to the wok.
8. Sauté the scallions for a few minutes.
9. Pour the whisked eggs into the wok.
10. Season the eggs with salt and pepper.
11. Scramble the eggs.
12. Remove scrambled eggs from the wok and set aside in a bowl.
13. Season the shrimp with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and smoked paprika.
14. Mix the seasonings well with the shrimp.
15. Add olive oil to the wok.
16. Sear the seasoned shrimp in the wok for about 3 minutes.
17. Remove the seared shrimp from the wok and set aside in a bowl.
18. Add more oil to the wok, keeping the existing flavor.
19. Add the diced onions and carrots to the wok.
20. Sauté the onions and carrots.
21. Add a little bit of ginger to the wok.
22. Add a lot of minced garlic to the wok.
23. Sauté the vegetables and make a well in the center of the wok.
24. Add more oil to the well.
25. Add day-old white rice to the wok.
26. Add low sodium soy sauce to the rice.
27. Add sesame oil to the rice.
28. Sauté the rice for a few minutes.
29. Add a generous amount of scallions to the rice.
30. Add the scrambled eggs back into the wok.
31. Add the seared shrimp back into the wok.
32. Mix all ingredients well in the wok.
33. Top with more scallions if desired.
34. Serve and enjoy.

## Equipment

- wok
- knife
- cutting board
- bowl
- spatula
- plate
- spoon

## Tips

- Use day-old rice for best results.
- Don't be shy with the garlic!

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdUgmmSD/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d8a9a2a1-303d-4837-bdc4-ee22ba7ea710
- Extracted: 2025-06-23

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