Shrimp Fried Rice

By LRay

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Shrimp Fried Rice
If you forget to thaw the shrimp in the morning, set the bag in a large bowl filled with cold water. It will defrost in minutes. One cup of dry rice will yield 3 cups cooked; leftover rice, which is slightly dried out, makes the best stir-fries.

4 servings

Recipe by Jenny Rosenstrach and Andy Ward

Photograph by Gentl and Hyers

March 2013

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
• 12 ounces peeled deveined small shrimp, thawed if frozen
• Kosher salt
• 8 scallions, whites chopped, greens thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped peeled ginger
• 3 cups cold cooked white rice
• 2 large eggs, beaten to blend
• 1/2 cup frozen edamame, thawed
• 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from bonappetit.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with salt and cook, turning once, until just opaque in the center, about 3 minutes; transfer to a plate.

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in same skillet; add scallion whites, garlic, and ginger. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add rice and stir to coat. Cook until rice is crisp, about 2 minutes. Push rice to one side of skillet; add eggs to other side and cook, stirring and working into rice mixture, 1 to 2 minutes.

Add edamame, peas, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, and cooked shrimp. Cook, tossing constantly, until shrimp and vegetables are heated through, about 1 minute. Top with scallion greens.