Fried Rice
Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 4 cups day-old rice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 large eggs, whisked
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add butter to a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat and let it melt.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Add the day-old rice to the melted butter in the pan. Fry the rice, stirring occasionally, until heated through and slightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. Remove the rice from the pan and set it aside.
⏱️ 7 min
- 3
In the same pan, add the whisked eggs. Flash fry the eggs, stirring quickly, until they are cooked and lightly scrambled. Break them up into smaller pieces with your spatula.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
Add the raw shrimp to the pan with the cooked eggs. Sear the shrimp, stirring occasionally, until they are cooked through and turn pink, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Return the previously fried rice to the pan with the eggs and shrimp.
⏱️ 1 min
- 6
Create a small well in the center of the rice mixture in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Pour the soy sauce into the well.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Pour the sesame oil into the well.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Sprinkle the white pepper over the entire mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Sprinkle the salt over the entire mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Add the chopped green onions to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in the pan until well combined and heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min
- 13
Serve the fried rice immediately. Optionally, shape it into a dome on a plate and garnish with sesame seeds.
⏱️ 1 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Fried Rice
- 4 cups day-old rice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 large eggs, whisked
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/2 cup green onions, chopped
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add butter to a large wok or skillet over medium-high heat and let it melt.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Add the day-old rice to the melted butter in the pan. Fry the rice, stirring occasionally, until heated through and slightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. Remove the rice from the pan and set it aside.
⏱️ 7 min - 3
In the same pan, add the whisked eggs. Flash fry the eggs, stirring quickly, until they are cooked and lightly scrambled. Break them up into smaller pieces with your spatula.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Add the raw shrimp to the pan with the cooked eggs. Sear the shrimp, stirring occasionally, until they are cooked through and turn pink, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Return the previously fried rice to the pan with the eggs and shrimp.
⏱️ 1 min - 6
Create a small well in the center of the rice mixture in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Pour the soy sauce into the well.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Pour the sesame oil into the well.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Sprinkle the white pepper over the entire mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Sprinkle the salt over the entire mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Add the chopped green onions to the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Mix all the ingredients thoroughly in the pan until well combined and heated through, about 2-3 minutes.
⏱️ 3 min - 13
Serve the fried rice immediately. Optionally, shape it into a dome on a plate and garnish with sesame seeds.
⏱️ 1 min