Prawn Fried Rice recipe with step-by-step photos and a recipe video. 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, easy & one-pan meal within 30 minutes.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Main
Cuisine: Asian, Indo-Chinese
Servings: 4people
Calories: 480kcal
Author: Preeti
Equipment
Deep bottom pan
Ingredients
For scrambled eggs
2eggs
salt to taste
¼teaspoonblack pepper powder
To cook prawns
150gramsPrawnspeeled and deviened
salt and pepper to taste
To make fried rice
2tablespoonoil
1teaspoongingerfinely chopped
2teaspoongarlicfinely chopped
1small onionfinely chopped
1green bell pepperfinely chopped
1carrotpeeled and finely chopped
½cupfresh peasboiled. (or use frozen)
¼cupfresh cornboiled. (or use frozen)
3cupsof cooked rice
1tablespoonlight soy sauce
1teaspoonSrirachaoptional
1tablespoonOyster sauceskip if not available
1teaspoonvinegar
1teaspoonblack pepper powder
salt to taste
2-3tablespoonfinely 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 teaspoon 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 tablespoon oil over medium high heat. Add the egg mixture and make scrambled eggs. Remove to the same plate.
In the same pan, heat 2 tablespoon 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.
Video
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 teaspoon 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.