Japanese Shrimp Fried Rice with Yum Yum Sauce
The shrimp fried rice I prepared is the best I've ever tasted or made! For enhanced flavor, it's recommended to prepare the yum yum sauce a day in advance to allow the flavors to meld together.
Ingredients
Rice:
- 2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
- 3 cups water
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided.
- 1 sweet onion, chopped.
- 2 cloves garlic crushed and minced.
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen peas and carrots
- 4 tablespoons butter, divided.
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 lemon, juiced, divided.
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1-pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Yum Yum Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring 3 cups water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside and let cool.
- Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Mix in cooked jasmine rice and frozen peas-carrot mixture; fry until rice begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons butter and stir to combine. Pour in eggs and cook until firm. Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, and 1/2 lemon juice; stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a separate pan over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and fry until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and lemon juice. Combine with fried rice mixture.
- Combine mayonnaise, water, paprika, ginger paste, white sugar, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl to make the yum yum sauce. Stir well. Serve with the fried rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 785kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 23gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 211mgSodium: 983mgPotassium: 444mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 4mg
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