Shrimp Fried Rice

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It’s a very filling meal and perfect for those picky eaters since it has protein, carbs and veggies all in one. The slight hints of ginger, paprika and onion are the perfect balance to the plain rice and shrimp. It’s a winning dish.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Course: Main Course, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: shrimp fried rice, grilled shrimp, fried rice recipe, seafood, shrimp recipe, rice, grillin with dad recipes, grilling with dad recipes, grilling recipes.

Servings: People

Author: Maciek Zurawski

Ingredients

Rice Ingredients

1.5 cups White rice
3 cups Water
Pinch of salt

Shrimp Ingredients

1 lb Shrimp
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Onion powder

Fried Rice Ingredients

3 Carrots
1/2 White onion
1/4 cup Green onion
2 tbsp Chopped ginger
2 tbsp Soy sauce
2 tbsp Sesame oil
1/2 stick Unsalted butter
3 Egg

Yum Yum Sauce Ingredients

1/4 cup Mayonnaise
1 tbsp Ketchup
1 tbsp Sriracha
1 tbsp Rice vinegar
1 tsp Garlic powder
1 tsp Onion powder

Instructions

Rice Instructions

Start with rinsing the rice.
In a sauce pan, pour 1.5 cups of dry rice, 3 cups of water and a little salt. Let if cook until the water starts to boil.
Turn down to simmer, cover with a lid and let it cook until all the water has evaporated into the rice. Do not remove lid to peak or stir
Set aside for 24 hrs.

Fried Rice Instructions

Clean shrimp by peeling and deveining the crustacean.
Chop up 1 medium white onion, a few carrots, ginger and green onion.
To start, add some olive oil to the griddle and throw on the day old rice first.Separately, next to the rice, add the chopped veggies. Flip the ingredients separately so they cook on all sides
Once both are warmed up and have some color mix the rice and veggies together. Pour some soy sauce and sesame oil and continue to mix hibachi style.
Separately, add the shrimp on the griddle. Season with paprika, garlic and onion powder and flip to get a good sear.
While the shrimp are cooking, in the center of rice mix, place some cubed butter and eggs. Scramble the eggs until cooked.
Finally, add in the cooked shrimp and 1/2 cup of chopped green onion and mix one last time.

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