Shrimp Fried Rice Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

  divided
• 1 pound shrimp

  peeled and deveined
• 2 large eggs

  scrambled
• 2 jalapeno peppers

  diced (optional, for extra spicy - Use Chinese Tien Tsin peppers instead if you can obtain them – Or use bell pepper for mild)
• 1 medium onion

  diced
• 1 medium carrot

  peeled and diced
• 4 cloves garlic

  chopped
• 1 tablespoon Chinese 5 spice
• 1 tablespoon spicy red pepper flakes

  optional
• 1 teaspoon chili-garlic sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 cups cooked white rice

  chilled (day old rice is best for this recipe)
• 4 green onions

  chopped
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons sriracha

  or use extra chili-garlic sauce
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• FOR GARNISH: Chopped peppers spicy chili flakes, sliced green onions

Instructions

• 1 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan or wok to medium-high. Season the shrimp
  with salt and pepper, then add to the hot pan. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes, or
  until the shrimp are cooked through. Remove shrimp from pan, cover, and set
  aside.
• 2 Add scrambled eggs to the hot pan and cook, stirring, until the eggs set and are
  nice and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• 3 Return the pan to medium heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers, onion
  and carrot. Cook for 7-8 minutes, stirring a bit, until the vegetables soften.
• 4 Add the garlic, Chinese 5 spice, chili flake, chil-garlic sauce, and salt and
  black pepper to taste. Stir and cook for 1 minute, until you can smell the
  gorgeous garlic.
• 5 Add the butter and melt. Stir in the rice, green onions, soy sauce and fish
  sauce. Lightly stir fry the rice for 5 minutes, stirring a bit, until everything
  is combined.
• 6 Stir in the sriracha, sesame oil and reserved shrimp and scrambled eggs. Warm
  through 1-2 minutes.
• 7 Garnish and serve!

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