Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice

Name: Spicy Shrimp Fried Rice
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Ingredients: ▢ 3 cups leftover brown rice cooked; ▢ 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1/2 tsp of chili powder; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; ▢ 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper, or more to taste; ▢ 1/4 tsp kosher salt; fresh black pepper, to taste; ▢ 2 large egg whites, beaten; ▢ 1 large whole egg, beaten; ▢ 1/2 medium onion, chopped; ▢ 2 cloves garlic, diced; ▢ 5 medium scallions, chopped, whites and greens separated; oil spray; ▢ 1 tbsp sesame oil; ▢ 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste; ▢ 4 tsp soy sauce, or more to taste; ▢ 1 tsp Asian fish sauce, (or more soy sauce)

6 steps

Updated at: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:56:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories328.9 kcal (16%)

Total Fat6.5 g (9%)

Carbs36.9 g (14%)

Sugars2.2 g (2%)

Protein30.8 g (62%)

Sodium725.7 mg (36%)

Fiber3.6 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

3 cupsbrown rice

leftover, cooked

1 lbshrimp

large, peeled and deveined

½ tspchili powder

½ tsppaprika

½ tspgarlic powder

⅛ tspcayenne pepper

0.5onion

2 clovesgarlic

medium, chopped, whites and greens separated

oil spray

1 Tbspsesame oil

1 tspcrushed red pepper flakes

or more to taste

4 tspsoy sauce

or more to taste

1 tspfish sauce

Asian, or more soy sauce

Instructions

Step 1

In a bowl, season shrimp with cayenne pepper, chili powder, paprika, salt, pepper and garlic powder.

Step 2

In a hot wok, over medium high heat, spray a little oil and cook the eggs, when cooked, remove from pan and set aside, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 3

Increase the heat to high, when hot add the sesame oil and saute onions, scallion whites, garlic and hot pepper flakes for about 1-2 minutes.

Step 4

Add shrimp and saute until no longer translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 5

Add rice and leave in the skillet to let the bottom brown, 2 to 3 minutes, stir and add the egg, soy sauce and fish sauce, mixing well for about 2 minutes.

Step 6

Add greens of the scallions and serve.