Shrimp Fried Rice
with stir-fried ginger cabbage
This is a classic version of shrimp fried rice made with time-saving frozen vegetables and stir-fried cabbage.
Smarts: Don’t want to serve the ginger cabbage on the side? Just leave it in the pan and add the other ingredients in the order listed.
Ingredients
- Shrimp, peeled and deveined - 1 lb
- Bacon - 4 slices , diced
- Soy sauce, low-sodium - 1 Tbsp
- Vinegar, rice - 2 tsp
- Chili garlic sauce - 1 tsp
- Honey - 1/2 tsp
- Green onions - 3 stalks , chopped, green and white parts separate
- Limes - 1 , wedges
- Peas and carrots, frozen - 2 cups
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Cooked rice (leftover from Monday) - 3 cups
- Cabbage, green or red - 16 oz , thinly sliced (sub coleslaw mix)
- Ginger - 1 Tbsp , finely diced
- Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
- Oil, toasted sesame - 1 tsp
- Sesame seeds, white (opt) - 1 tsp
Prep
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Shrimp - Defrost, rinse, and pat dry.
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Cabbage / Ginger / Bacon - Prep as directed. Store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make sauce - Combine soy sauce, vinegar, chili garlic sauce, and honey. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Green onions / Limes - Prep as directed.
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Peas and carrots - Defrost vegetables in the microwave.
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Make
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Heat a wok with cooking oil (portion for cabbage) over medium-high heat. Add cabbage and saute until tender but still slightly crunchy, 7 to 8 minutes. (Add some water if the pan starts to look dry.) Add ginger and some salt and saute for 1 minute more. Fold in toasted sesame oil and sesame seeds. Taste and season with some salt. Transfer cabbage to a serving dish and cover to keep warm.
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Return wok to heat and add bacon. Saute until bacon is crisp, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain off all but 1 Tbsp of bacon grease and return wok to heat.
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To heated wok, add shrimp and saute until shrimp are opaque and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with some salt as it cooks. Add shrimp to plate with bacon. Return wok to heat.
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To wok, add cooking oil (portion for fried rice) and then white parts of green onions. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add rice and cook until rice is heated through and starting to crisp on the bottom, ~2 minutes more.
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Add sauce, peas, and carrots. Stir to combine everything.
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Stir in shrimp, bacon, and green parts of green onions.
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Serve fried rice with cabbage and lime wedges on the side. Enjoy!
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