Shrimp Fried Rice

Name: Shrimp Fried Rice (蝦炒飯)
Yield: Serves 3 or 4 as a single dish
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 3 large eggs, beaten with ¼ teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons oil; ¼ pound shrimp; 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 teaspoons water; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 large whole scallions, finely chopped; 3½ cups cold cooked long-grain rice (1 cup uncooked); ½ to 1 teaspoon salt

蝦炒飯

Preparation info

Serves
3 or 4
as a single dish

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

This is a gorgeous-looking dish—pink shrimp, yellow eggs, green scallions, white rice. It is a delicate but tasty fried rice.

Ingredients

¼ pound shrimp
5 tablespoons oil
3 large eggs

Asia
China
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Shell the shrimp and devein if large. Cut them crosswise into ½-inch-wide pieces. Mix them with the coating and set aside if you wish or continue with recipe.

Heat a wok or large, heavy skillet over high heat until hot; add 2