How to Make Chinese Homemade Shrimp Fried Rice

Recipe Ingredients :

Shrimp Marinade:

10-20 pieces of cleaned shrimps
1/4 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp pf white pepper or black pepper
1/2 tsp of cooking wine
1/2 tsp of corn starch
1/4 tsp of sesame oil

Fried rice:

1 cup of rice
4 and 1/4 tsp of cooking oil
2 eggs
1 cup of carrots and peas
1/2 cup of onion
1/4 cup of green onion
1/2 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of sugar

Notes:
1: Soak the rice at least 30 mins before cook the rice
2: Add little bit salt and oil to the water before boil the carrots and peas
3: Don't overcook the shrimp
4: Preheat the wok or pan before adding the rice

Directions:

Take 1 cup of the rice and wash the rice several times. Make sure to use fresh water each time until we see the clear water comes out. This step is very important. it will make the cooked rice less sticky. Soak the rice for 30 mins. Drain the rice. Add the washed rice, 1 cup of water into a rice cooker. I have always heard that fried rice is best made with day-old rice, but from my cooking experience… fresh-cooked rice works too. we just need to spread the rice out on a tray and let them cool for about 20-30 mins.

Crack 2 eggs and separate yolk from whites. Whisk the egg whites and mix the egg yolk with the rice. Marinate the shrimps by adding 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/4 tsp of white pepper or black pepper, 1/2 tsp of cooking wine, 1/2 corn starch and 1/4 Next, we are going to dice the carrot, onion. Chop the green onion.

After preparing all the ingredients. Turn on the stove add some water and turn the heat on high. Once the water starts to boil, add carrots and peas. let it cook for about 2 mins. Tun the stove off and take the carrot and peas out.

Get a fry pan. Turn the heat to median low. Add 1 tsp of oil and add the egg white. Stir fry until it’s cooked. When egg whites are cooked, remove from the pan and set aside. Add 1 tsp of oil and cook the shrimps with median high heat. Cook about 20-25 seconds for each side. Don’t overcook the shrimps, otherwise they will become hard and chewy.

I use a traditional Chinese wok to make the fried rice since this kind wok can handle the high cooking temperature. If you don’t have a wok, you can use non-stick fry pan as well. Turn the heat to the highest. Once you see the smoke are coming from the wok. We are ready to add the oil. Add about 2 tsp of cooking oil and then add the rice. lower the heat to median low. don’t stir it immediately. let it cook for about 20 seconds. And then we are going to stir fry for about 2 mins and season it with 1/2 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of sugar. Turn the heat to medium high and add onion first. Once you can smell the aroma, add the cooked egg white, shrimp, carrots, and peas. Stir fry about 1 min until rice is separate. Add green onion; Turn the heat to max high and stir fry about 30 seconds. Give it a taste and we are DONE!!!