There’s something so comforting about enjoying fried rice. Rain or sunshine, humid or snow — it’s one of those special dishes that you can make anytime of the year.
It’s soul-food in my opinion.
If there’s one food that I might not consider sharing with anyone, that has to be fried rice. It takes a lot for me to muster enough strength to share.
Sounds like I might have admitted a huge weakness. Don’t use it against me. Please?
Apart from brown rice, I’ve tested this recipe using quinoa and regular white rice. The key to a very good fried rice is using day old rice. That just means using rice (or any grains of your choice) that is cooked a day in advance to avoid making a glob of mushy fried rice.
Trust me. You wouldn’t want to eat or serve mushy fried rice.
Makes 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 2 eggs
- pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 lbs shrimps, shelled & deveined
- 1 tbsp sambal oelek (chili sauce)
- 6 scallions, chopped (reserve some for garnish)
- 1/2 red & green bell pepper, diced
- 1/3 cup fresh corn kernels
- 3.5 cups cooked brown rice
- 1/2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
Sauce:
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
Directions:
- Prepare sauce by mixing all the ingredients into a bowl. Set aside.
- Heat a huge wok on high heat. In a small bowl, crack two eggs, add a pinch of salt and whisk.
- Once the wok is hot, drizzle in 1 tbsp cooking oil, swirl it around and add beaten eggs. Scramble eggs for a few seconds and remove from wok. Set aside.
- In the same wok, add 2 tbsp cooking oil. Add shrimps, minced garlic and sambal oelek. Stir and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add chopped scallions, bell peppers and corn kernels. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes on high heat.
- Throw in cooked brown rice and prepared sauce. Stir-fry until everything is combined.
- Add in scrambled eggs and a drizzle of toasted sesame oil. Stir and remove to serve immediately.
Highlight of my day and this proves how much more I love sharing my recipes with all of you:
Love it when a blog reader cooked my recipe for his date and there’s a 4th date plan in the future!! I’m so proud and happy!!
Have a great day friends and thank you so much for the continued encouragements 🙂
What’s your favorite: rice, brown rice, quinoa etc?
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My kind of dish! Fried rice is so addictive, especially when it contains shrimps.
Cheers,
Rosa
Rosa — and I’m craving for some right now. at breakfast time 😀
I also have an extreme weakness for fried rice! I only started making it at home recently and it is sensational and so much lighter than what you get at most restaurants. I’ve yet to test it with brown rice and I’m glad to hear it works. Your rice looks wonderful!
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Monica — thank you so much. homemade fried rice is so much better than takeouts. the ability to control the amount of sodium and oil that goes into my food makes me a very happy wife 😀
I know your weakness now;)…don’t worry will not use it against you my dear. I agree, a day old rice surely is perfect for rice. As much as I like to try out different grains, when it comes to fried rice, it’s white all the way.
Hope you are doing well girl.
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Ash — haha! and i agree with you about white rice here. some recipes just doesn’t taste the same with substitutions but brown rice isn’t all that bad 😉
Thanks for the useful tip, Kiran. Now I know how to make a proper fried rice!
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fried rice is one of my fav things too its so flexible and versatile. thanks for the tip on using day old rice 🙂 I like all three grains but white rice def tops it all 😛
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Dixya — i’m with you on white rice. it’s just so much more delish and “authentic” in certain recipes 😀
delicious and inviting recipe
Shama — thank you so much!!
That looks delicious! I grew up on normal fried rice, but recently have been making a lot of quinoa fried rice, and I love them both! Such a quick and easy and always delicious meal!
Such a cute story about the 4th date (:
xx gee
Gemma — my heart melted when i read about the cute 4th date story 🙂
Shrimp is an absolute must in fried rice!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) recently posted..blackberry-peach pie
Laura — totally!
Oh gosh, we think alike on this one. I never share my fried rice with anyone.
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Nik — lol, glad I’m not alone on this one 😀
Shrimp fried rice is soul food for me. Thanks for the useful tip.
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Amrita — you are so welcome 🙂
This is soul food isn’t it? There’s something so special, so all purpose about fried rice and I haven’t had it in ages! Thanks for the recipe!
Sarah — you are so welcome! i hope you get to try this simple and satisfying recipe soon 🙂
I love fried rice too-definitely soul food! When my mum used to make it there would sometimes be a layer of crispy rice at the bottom of the pan and that was my favourite bit! 😀
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Lorraine — mine too!! in fact, i left the crispy bits all too myself. oh so devious 😀
I so agree with you. It’s soul food for me too and I love a good fried rice any time, chicken, egg, veggie or shrimp!
Kankana — 🙂
I LOVE fried rice. So versatile, you can put pretty much anything your little heart desires. I love the combination you got here and yes, day old rice is the key. Lovely photographs as always Kiran.:) Have a great week!
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Exactly…what’s not to love the fried rice!! So versatile and delicious.
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Kiran, Loved the fried rice and pictures – like always 😉 _ I cant never say no to fried rice and this looks gorgeous – You made me hungry even though I had breakfast just an hour ago
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Shema — lol, thanks so much and i hope you curbed the hunger with something delicious 🙂
Kiran..I love fried rice, and yours sounds scrumptious! Love the shrimp too…yum!
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Beautiful and scrumptious! Yes, this is real food comforting for the soul 😉
Patty — thank you so much!!
So love the second picture — and the shrimp fried rice sounds amazing!!!!!!
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What a great dish!!! We love shrimp!! Love the last photo!! You have such a big window to let in light!!!
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I don’t like to share my shrimp fried rice either! This looks great Kiran! Your photos are gorgeous.
Nazneen
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Such a gorgeous meal, Kiran! So colorful and summery, and I love that you stuffed the rice into a pepper. Perfectly easy and delicious!
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Georgia — thanks my dear. shrimp fried rice is my utmost weakness 😀
fried rice is something that always brings a smile to my face bc it reminds me of when my and my husband were dating back in college! We loved this one restaurant with amazing fried rice! Yours however looks like it could top it.
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I love fried rice and I never new it was this easy to make! I that’s my favorite rice. I always steal from my husband’s plate after I’ve finished mine. Hehe. Definitely pinning and making. 🙂
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Fried rice is super delicious but with your addition of shrimp, it goes a whole other level 😀
Cheers
CCU
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CCU — haha, so true 🙂
Shrimps? – YES !
Fried rice? – YES !
Kiran’s recipe?- Heck ya !
Thanks for making my day with your amazing, hard-to-ignore pictures, hon 🙂
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Nusrat — hahaha! you always bring a laugh to my face. thanks so much my dear 🙂
yum. i love fried rice too, i order shrimp over chicken anyday. or veggie over chicken. i love seafood.
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Nisha — haha, me too! the only reason why i’m not fully vegetarian is seafood. don’t care so much for meat 😉
i love the presentation! it’s so pretty with the lettuce!
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Amanda — thank you so much!!
this is one of my favorite comfort meals!
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Gina — 🙂
I love all types of fried rice! I sometimes make rice just so I’ll have leftover rice – the basic (and necessary!) ingredient for fried rice. Shrimp is one of my faves, although I’m not picky – I’ll put almost anything in it! Really nice post – thanks.
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John — can’t really go picky on fried rice. it’s just that versatile 🙂
Fried rice has to be one of my favorite dishes. Problem is I just cannot stop eating it.This preparation with the shrimp looks outstanding!
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Asmita — haha, me too!!
Shrimps fried rice is my family’s favorite and I make it at least once a week. I love using brown rice as the grain is more solid and not as moist compared to white rice. Very perfect for fried rice. 🙂 yes, it’s definitely comfort food and soul food!
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Amy — you are spot on about using brown rice 🙂
Gorgeous recipe as per usual Kiran!!! Beautiful photos. Thanks for the tip about using other grains in fried rice; I’ve only ever used white and brown rice so far. The idea of quinoa is really appealing! Thanks as always for all of your beautiful work. Can’t wait til you publish a cookbook… it would sit proudly on my shelf, for sure! xx
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Laura — awww, thanks so much for the encouragement on publishing a cookbook. it’s a dream, an afar one 🙂
I made your tasty dish yesterday evening & my mom, dad, husband & I all loved it so much!
There were a whole lot of great flavours going on in 1 tasty dish! I also gave them your blog adress, …:)
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Sophie — aaahhhh, thanks so so much for trying my dear. I’m so glad your family loved it too. loads of hugs!! xoxo
I WILL be making it soon.
Cquek — yay! please do let me know how it tastes 🙂
Who doesn’t like fried rice? There’s so many different versions you can make too….though I usually just chuck whatever’s in the fridge into my rice 😉 I love how you serve your rice in a capsicum! So cute!
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Von — lol, that’s how I make fried rice too. there’s so many version and it’s just so easy to make with whatever ingredients you have on hand 🙂
Your fried rice looks great. We love it…I think most everyone does. We just had house guests and served fried rice as part of one of the dinners we served them. 🙂
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Karen — thank you! love serving fried rice to house guests that pops in without a notice! It’s a cinch to make and who doesn’t like it 😀
This looks great!
You mentioned you tried it with quinoa – I was wondering what your thoughts were on the fried quinoa?
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Shashi — thanks. i love it with quinoa. it tastes so much more lighter and healthier. nutty deliciousness too 🙂
Yum, this looks amazing!! What’s not to love??
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Rachel — thank you! and yeah, who wouldn’t love a good homemade fried rice 🙂
yeah fried-rice-love! One of my favorite fried rice recipes is with prawns/shrimps and the other with eggs so yours is the perfect cross. You just reminded me of sesame oil, our cook would add that, completely forgot about it in fried rice!
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I love reading about other bloggers’ fried rice versions. Each of them is different but they always look delicious and yours looks exceptionally beautiful served in the half bell pepper. I love this idea.
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Looks delicious!
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I would have a very hard time sharing this too! It’s absolutely gorgeous & going on my must try list!
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Meghan — lol, that’s true! and thank you, hope you’d enjoy this recipe and let me know how it tastes 🙂
We love fried rice and yours looks absolutely mouthwatering Kiran! Love the sound of the flavors in here and the nice kick of spice – yum!
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Kelly — thank you so much! a little spice never hurt 😉
I also make shrimp fried rice because I always have frozen shrimp handy in my freezer. My shrimp fried rice has NEVER been looked so pretty like yours! Love the presentation of stuffed bell pepper. Super cute! <3
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Nami — awww, thanks friend. bet your fried rice looks and tastes so delish. you are being too kind 🙂
yum!!!! this looks great! I really love fried rice and shrimp!
Celyn — thank you so much and i hope to get to try this recipe 🙂
I like brown rice…just beacuse it tastes better to me than the white rice in the US. Favourite kind of fried rice is mixed fried rice which my dad made us. Those prawns are yummy. Would a smaller river shrimp go well in this rice too?
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Edlyn — so true about brown rice. and yes, smaller river shrimp would go well in this recipe! let me know how it tastes 🙂
Beautiful recipe and amazing photos! We bought some coconut (50% coconut-50%cow’s butter) Ghee this weekend. Any suggestions for recipes?:)
Thank you for sharing!
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LCT — thank you so much! I’ve never heard of coconut ghee before. What a tasty combo. You can replace ghee in place of any cooking oil. It depends on your palate. I love using ghee in both savory and sweet recipes.
Thank you for the info Kiran!:) We already used it instead of margerine and oil in a Mediterranean recipe, and the result was surprisingly good!:)
We ‘re thinking of using it in a Thai or Indian dish now:) (or maybe a combination of both cuisines) 🙂