Fried Rice with Shrimp and Vegetables
Get the table set and whatever main course you're serving ready because when this Fried Rice is done, it needs to be served up right away to keep the vegetables crisp and crunchy! Dan and I had Slow Cooker Teriyaki Chicken with our rice and it made a great combination!
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 3 Cups cooked Rice make sure it is cold
- 1/4 Cup Canola Oil or other vegetable oils
- 4 stalks Green Onions Sliced. White parts only.
- 1 Cup Small Shrimp rinsed and drained
- 1/2 Cup Frozen Green Peas I use straight from the freezer.
- 1 Small can Sliced Water Chestnuts roughly chopped
- 2 Cups fresh Mung Bean Sprouts I used "jarred" Soy Bean Sprouts. They were adequate.
- 3 Large Eggs well combined
- 3 TBSP Soy Sauce use reduced sodium if you like
Instructions
- Heat the 1/4 Cup oil in a large, 12 inch skillet until hot. Then reduce heat to medium hot.
- Add the cold cooked rice to the skillet and stir, cook the rice until it takes on a golden sheen. Note: The rice does NOT turn brown or even "Gold," just a hint of color.
- Add the frozen peas and sit fry a minute or two.
- Meanwhile, break the eggs into a bowl and whisk them up good. The set aside.......In Bavaria it is not uncommon to find your eggs come complete with a feather or 2!
- Eggs with out the feathers :-)
- Working quickly now, add the green onions to the rice and peas and stir fry a minute.
- Moving fast.........Add the Shrimp and stir fry a few SECONDS. Add the chopped Water Chestnuts if using.
- Keep moving fast......Move the rice to the edges of the skillet and add the eggs to the center.
- Soft scramble the eggs in the center of the skillet. Then stir them into the rice mixture until well combined.
- Keep moving fast! Sprinkle the Soy Sauce evenly over the rice and mix it in until the rice is evenly coated. That is one BAD photo! :-)
- Fast, fast: Finally, toss the Mung Bean Sprouts over the top and toss it all together.
- Remove the skillet from the heat and serve! WHEW! That was fast! The trick is to have everything prepped and ready to go. Then constructing the fried rice is as easy as 1-2-3!
- Today, I served the Shrimp and Vegetable Fried Rice with Teriyaki Chicken. Delicious!
