Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

Shrimp Fried Rice is an easy recipe to make at home when you are in the mood for Chinese food. This easy stir-fry one-dish dinner comes together in under 30 minutes.

Save this recipe for your weeknight dinner ideas because it’s an easy stir-fry one-dish dinner with lots of flavor and a nice change of pace.

Do you love a good shrimp recipe? Try this Easy Shrimp Scampi Recipe and this Lemon Shrimp Penne Pasta Dinner with Broccoli!

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If you have been around this blog for long, you know that my hubby does a fair share of the cooking in our home. I very much appreciate his cooking skills especially his penchant for creating desserts, like his famous Strawberry Cake! He is our Shrimp Fried Rice chef and has been for quite a few years. 

Shrimp. Use fresh or frozen shrimp. If frozen, thaw before cooking. Peeled and deveined are best for this dish. When we buy jumbo shrimp, we cut them in half before cooking.

Rice. This recipe uses white rice. You can cook the rice early in the day if you like to save time. Most long-grain white rice is a two-to-one ratio such as two cups of water to one cup of rice. Cold day-old rice will work too!

Peas and carrots. Frozen peas and carrots add the vegetables to this dinner. Take them out of the freezer and leave them on the counter to thaw as you begin gathering your tools and ingredients to cook this dish. Canned peas and carrots do not work well in this recipe because they will become too mushy during the constant stirring this dish requires for blending the flavors.

Sesame oil. Sesame oil adds a nice flavor but if you don’t have it on hand, go ahead and use the oil you have. Olive oil or vegetable oil will work but Sesame oil is a great secret ingredient to the flavor profile of this dish.

Soy Sauce. This is where your nice savory flavor is coming from. The soy sauce is key to the shrimp fried rice flavors.

Onion. Don’t skip the onion. It adds flavor. You can chop them fine so when they cook, they will barely be noticeable except for their flavor.

Eggs. Lightly beat the eggs in a small bowl before you begin.

Fried Rice Seasoning Mix. I use this brand of Fried Rice seasoning mix. You can find it in the grocery store usually in the International food aisle.

Yum Yum Sauce. Our favorite topping for Shrimp Fried Rice is Yum Yum Sauce from the grocery store. You can find it at the grocery store on the aisle with sauces or at your wholesale member store like Sam’s Club. This is our preferred brand.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cups Uncooked White Rice
• 3 Cups Water
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 4 Tbsp. Sesame oil plus 1 additional Tbsp. Sesame oil
• 1/4 Cup plus 2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce
• 2 Eggs beaten
• 1 Cup Frozen Peas and Carrots thawed
• 1 lb. Peeled and Deveined Shrimp
• 1/2 Cup Chopped Onion 
• 1 pkg. Fried Rice Seasoning

Directions

• In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil.
• Add 1 tsp. salt.
• Stir rice into the boiling water then turn down to low and simmer for about 20 minutes until rice is done.
• Remove from heat and cool completely.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce in a large skillet and cook the prepared shrimp for about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
• Heat the Sesame oil in a very large skillet or electric skillet and immediately add the rice.
• Stir fry the rice in the hot oil for several minutes until well heated, breaking up any clumps.
• Push all the rice to the side of the pan and add 1 Tbsp. Oil to which you quickly add the eggs.
• Scramble the eggs.
• Stir the scrambled eggs into the rice until well blended.
• Add the seasoning mix and 1/4 Cup Soy Sauce and stir until well blended.
• Stir in the thawed Peas and Carrots.
• Last, add the cooked shrimp and stir into the mixture of Rice and veggies.
• Serve and Enjoy!

Variations

You can substitute boneless skinless chicken for the shrimp. Cut the thawed chicken into small bite-size pieces and cook in a skillet with the soy sauce until done, just as you would the shrimp.

During the Corona Virus Covid 19 Pandemic while we were using what we had on hand, we got a little creative with this meal. I shared a Facebook Live video making this dish with what we had on hand at the time. See it right here.

Storage and Reheating

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for just a couple of days. Reheat in the microwave, covered for only a minute at a time until warm.

More Homemade Dinners with Rice

Rice is a great food for stretching the grocery budget with some yummy meals like these.

• Cabbage & Sausage Skillet Dinner with Rice
• Garlic Butter Lemon Shrimp and Rice Recipe
• Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Originally published 2/15/19 Updated 2/12/25