Shrimp Fried Rice
Shrimp Fried Rice or Com Chien Tom is flavored with fish sauce and loaded with carrots, green beans and garlic shrimp. A quick and easy dinner that the entire family will agree on. Skip the take out and try this incredibly delicious version at home!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 387kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover cooked cold white rice - jasmine or basamti
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 12 large shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup French green beans sliced to 3/4- inch pieces
- 1/2 cup julienned carrots about 3/4- inch pieces
- 1 ounce chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
- 1 red chili sliced optional
Instructions
- Prepare the rice by sprinkling a little water on it to moisten and then separate the grains by rubbing them between your fingers. Set aside.
- Mix fish sauce and turmeric together in a small bowl.
- Heat oil over medium heat in a wok or large skillet. Fry the garlic and shrimp, cooking until shrimp is opaque and bright pink. Push shrimp to one side of the wok or move to a bowl and keep warm.
- Pour beaten eggs on the other side and allow to set a few seconds, then stir well. Add the green beans and carrots and stir fry for a minute.
- Add rice and increase heat to high and cook 3-4 minutes or until the rice is fully heated through.
- Add the fish sauce mixture and then mix everything well until the rice is fully coated with the sauce.
- If you set shrimp aside, top rice with shrimp and garnish with cilantro and sliced chili if desired.
Notes
From Rice. Noodles. Yum Everyone's Favorite Southeast Asian Dishes by Abigail Sotto Raines
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 1408mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g