Shrimp Fried Rice

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We are still locked down at home and I miss restaurants. When I go to a Thai restaurant, I like to order this dish. I decided to make it myself. Lets cook together and have some fun! 🙂

This recipe makes 4 portions.  

Ingredients

  • 1 lb or 500 g large frozen Shrimps (peeled, de-veined, tail off)
  • 1 1/2 cup White Rice 
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 medium Onion (chopped)
  • 2 large Garlic Cloves (crushed)
  • 3 Green Onions (chopped)
  • 1 small Jalapeno (diced)
  • 1/4 Red Bell Pepper (diced) 
  • 1 Carrot (grated) 
  • 2 tbsp Soy Sauce (low in sodium)
  • 2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
  • 1 tsp Garlic Powder 
  • 1 tsp Cumin 
  • 1 tsp Ginger Powder 
  • 1/2 lime
  • 2 Cinnamon Sticks
  • 2 Bay Leaves 
  • 2 Cardamon Pods
  • Salt 
  • Black Pepper

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I started by cooking the rice ahead of time, making sure it is at room temperature when I start cooking.  I placed the cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, cardamon pods, and a 1/4 lime wedge in a pan along with water and brought them to a boil. Once the water started boiling, I added my shrimps and boiled the shrimps until they became pink. I strained the shrimps and washed them with cold water to stop them from cooking any further. I fried my onions and jalapeno with some oil in a pan on medium heat until the onions became translucent. I added my garlic and sauteed for a couple of minutes then added my red bell pepper, carrot, and green onions. I fried them until they became soft and moved them to one side of the pan. On the other side of the pan, I cracked my 2 eggs and scrambled them until they became small pieces. Once the eggs were done cooking, I mixed everything in the pan together. I added my rice, mixed it with everything I had in the pan, then let the rice fry for 2 minutes. I then added the shrimps, soy sauce, oyster sauce, garlic powder, cumin, ginger powder, salt and black pepper. I mixed everything together and turned off the heat, then squeezed a quarter lime on top to finish. 

I served them with a sprinkle of chopped green onions on top and enjoyed them with some hot sauce. It was delicious. 

Enjoy!