Prawn Fried Rice recipe with step by step photos and a video recipe. Easy prawn fried rice made with cooked rice stir-fried with prawns, eggs, and vegetables. It is seasoned with salt, pepper, and a few sauces. Make this quick and easy one-pan meal within 30 minutes.
If you are a seafood lover then you cannot resist prawn dishes. See my other popular prawn recipes Prawn Ghee Roast, Rava Fried Prawns, Prawn Pepper Fry, Prawn Biryani, and Kolambi Rassa (Prawn Curry).
Fried rice is a great way to use leftovers. So if you have leftover rice, toss it with meat, veggies, eggs, and sauces. Restaurant-style fried rice is ready within a few minutes.
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About this Recipe
This prawn fried rice is one of the most popular dishes in Indian Chinese cuisine. It tastes the same as served in Indo-Chinese restaurants. You can serve it with Gobi Manchurian, Chicken Manchurian, or Chili Chicken.
In this recipe, we are not going to use any kind of wine. Additionally, I have used an oyster sauce that is used in making Classic Chinese fried rice. It gives amazing flavor to fried rice and is used in many Chinese recipes. I have used the vegetarian oyster sauce.
- Quick & easy to make – Just toss the cooked rice with prawns, eggs, and veggies. Season with sauces and a quick dinner is ready within 30 minutes.
- Healthy – Homemade fried rice is always healthier than takeout. Also, the addition of eggs, meat and veggies make it a complete meal.
- One-pan recipe – Everything is made in a single pan.
- Easy to customize – see the ingredient list below for alternative ingredients. You can add or skip the ingredients as per your taste. The best thing about making fried rice is that there is no particular recipe. Also, you can adjust the sauces and spices as per your taste.
- Meal prep – You can cut the veggies ahead of time. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Stays good for a week. Also, you can cook the rice in advance, and let it cool down completely. Store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Stays good for 2 days.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Prawns – You can use any size of prawns. I have used fresh prawns, peeled them, and deveined them. You can also use frozen prawns. But thaw it properly and use it.
- Eggs (optional) – You can make this recipe without eggs too.
- Vegetables – I have used bell peppers, carrots, peas, and corn here. You can use any vegetables. I have used fresh peas. Cook the peas separately in boiling water, drain them, and use them. You can also use frozen peas and corn. Defrost them and use them directly.
- Cooked Rice – You can use white rice or brown rice for this recipe. For making fried rice, it is better to use day-old rice. If you are using fresh rice, spread it over a big plate or tray. Let it cool down completely. Keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. And then use it. Do not use freshly cooked rice.
- Onion, Ginger, and Garlic
- Sauces – Oyster sauce, Soy sauce, and Sriracha (optional). I have used vegetarian oyster sauce here. You can skip it if it is not available.
- Vinegar – Substitute with lemon juice.
- Flavoring – Black pepper powder and salt.
- Oil – You can use any vegetable oil that does not have a strong aroma.
For the detailed list of ingredients & their measurements, please check out the recipe card below.
Cooking tips
- Cleaning the prawns – Rinse the prawns in water. Check out for spoiled prawns (discolored or slimy). Prawns should always be white or grey in color. De-shell & de-vein it.
- Cooking rice – Use day-old cooked rice or cold rice. If you are using fresh rice, let it cool down completely. Keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can now use it.
- Cooking prawns – Do not overcook prawns. If overcooked it may turn hard (chewy or rubbery).
- Cook fried rice always on high heat. Keep all the ingredients handy. Cooking on high heat makes the rice and veggies crisp.
- You can add any vegetable of your choice.
- Finely chop the veggies so that they cook faster on high heat.
- Do not cook the veggies completely. There should be a slight crunch in them.
- You can use chicken instead of prawns to make chicken fried rice.
- If you are using fresh peas, cook them before you add them to fried rice. Cook it in boiling water for 10-15 minutes or until cooked. Drain and set it aside.
- To make spicy prawn fried rice, add some chopped green chilies.
- Once you finished cooking, add 1-2 tsp toasted sesame oil over it and toss, for that authentic Chinese flavor.
- Skip Sriracha, if you do not have it. Or you can add any chili-garlic sauce.
- Do not let the fried rice stay at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Better to refrigerate the leftovers.
How to make Prawn Fried Rice (Step-by-step photos)
- In a small mixing bowl, add eggs, salt, and pepper. Whisk it to combine. Set it aside.
- In a pan, heat 2 tsp of oil over medium heat.
- Add prawns and season them with salt and pepper. Stir-fry and cook for 3-4 minutes until the prawns are cooked. Timing depends on the size of the prawns. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan, add 1 tbsp oil over medium-high heat. Add the egg mixture and make scrambled eggs. Remove to the same plate.
- In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium-high heat.
- Add ginger, garlic, onion, bell pepper, and carrot. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add peas and corn and stir fry for a minute.
- Next, add cooked prawns, and scrambled eggs back to the pan.
- Add cooked rice, soy sauce, sriracha, oyster sauce, vinegar, black pepper powder, and salt.
- Combine everything together. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Taste and add more sauce or spice as per your liking.
- Finally, add spring onion greens, give it a quick stir and remove from heat.
- Prawn fried rice is ready to serve.
Serving Suggestions
You can serve it with:
- Chili Chicken
- Dragon Chicken
- Chicken 65
- Chicken Fajitas
- Kung Pao Chicken
- Chicken Majestic
- Creamy Corn Salad
- Greek Yogurt Coleslaw
FAQs
If you are going to consume it within 2 days, then you can refrigerate it. Let it cool down completely. Transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate. Make sure the leftover was not kept at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
For longer shelf life, freeze it.
The best method to reheat the fried rice is on the stovetop. Add little oil to the pan. Transfer the fried rice and stir-fry it over medium-high heat until it is piping hot.
You can also reheat it in a microwave.
Reheat fried rice only once. Do not reheat the rice again and again. Once you reheat the rice, consume it; do not store it again in the refrigerator.
Yes, it is safe to reheat rice, if you stored the rice properly. Make sure to reheat until it is piping hot.
Also, take care not to reheat the rice more than once.
Storage suggestions
- Let the fried rice come to room temperature. Leftover fried rice can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Stays good for 2 days.
- Do not let the rice stay at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
- You can freeze it for longer shelf life.
Variations that you can try
- Add any other vegetables like cabbage, red bell pepper, blanched broccoli, etc.
- Add some sliced mushrooms to it.
- Chicken Fried Rice – Use chicken instead of prawns.
- Egg Fried rice – Make fried rice only with eggs and veggies.
- Vegetable Fried Rice – Skip the addition of any meat (chicken or prawns) and eggs. Add only vegetables.
- Pineapple fried rice – Add some chopped pineapples, and veggies to make it.
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Prawn fried rice recipe (Better-Than-Takeout)
Equipment
- Deep bottom pan
Ingredients
For scrambled eggs
- 2 eggs
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp black pepper powder
To cook prawns
- 150 grams Prawns peeled and deviened
- salt and pepper to taste
To make fried rice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp ginger finely chopped
- 2 tsp garlic finely chopped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 green bell pepper finely chopped
- 1 carrot peeled and finely chopped
- ½ cup fresh peas boiled. (or use frozen)
- ¼ cup fresh corn boiled. (or use frozen)
- 3 cups of cooked rice
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp Sriracha optional
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce skip if not available
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 tsp black pepper powder
- salt to taste
- 2-3 tbsp finely chopped spring onion greens
Instructions
How to make Prawn/Shrimp Fried Rice
- In a small mixing bowl, add eggs, salt and pepper. Whisk it to combine. Set it aside.
- In a pan, heat 2 tsp of oil over medium heat.
- Add prawns and season it with salt and pepper. Stir-fry and cook for 3-4 minutes until the prawns are cooked. Timing depends on the size of prawns. Remove to a plate.
- To the same pan, add 1 tbsp oil over medium high heat. Add the egg mixture and make scrambled eggs. Remove to the same plate.
- In the same pan, heat 2 tbsp oil over medium high heat.
- Add ginger, garlic, onion, bell pepper and carrot. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add peas and corn and stir fry for a minute.
- Next, add cooked prawns, and scrambled eggs back to the pan.
- Add cooked rice, soy sauce, sriracha, oyster sauce, vinegar, black pepper powder and salt.
- Combine everything together. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Taste and add more sauce or spice as per your liking.
- Finally add spring onion greens, give it a quick stir and remove from heat.
- Prawn fried rice is ready to serve.
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Notes
- Cleaning the prawns – Rinse the prawns in water. Check out for spoiled prawns (discolored or slimy). Prawns should always be white or grey in color. De-shell & de-vein it.
- Cooking rice – Use day-old cooked rice or cold rice. If you are using fresh rice, let it cool down completely. Keep it in the refrigerator for 2 hours. You can use it.
- Cooking prawns – Do not overcook prawns. If overcooked it may turn hard (chewy or rubbery).
- Cook fried rice always on high heat. Keep all the ingredients handy. Cooking on high heat makes the rice and veggies crisp.
- You can add any vegetable of your choice.
- Finely chop the veggies so that they cook faster on high heat.
- Do not cook the veggies completely. There should be a slight crunch in them.
- You can use chicken instead of prawns to make chicken fried rice.
- If you are using fresh peas, cook them before you add them to fried rice. Cook it in boiling water for 10-15 minutes or until cooked. Drain and set it aside.
- To make spicy prawn fried rice, add some chopped green chilies.
- Once you finished cooking, add 1-2 tsp toasted sesame oil over it and toss, for that authentic Chinese flavor.
- Skip Sriracha, if you do not have. Or you can add any chili-garlic sauce.
- Do not let the fried rice stay at room temperature for more than 2 hours. Better to refrigerate the leftovers.
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