Instant Pot Shrimp Fried Rice - Corrie Cooks (2024)

Who loves fried rice and seafood? If this is you, you're going to love the flavors of this Instant Pot Shrimp Fried Rice! It's not only fast and simple to make, but it's ready to enjoy in just 10 minutes!

Forget sitting around and ordering takeout - and just make it at home yourself. Cooking fried rice with shrimp isn't hard to do at all, and I'm going to give you all the tasty tips!

I'm always amazed when people order fried rice at a restaurant because they say it's too complicated to make at home. That couldn't be further from the truth - and this recipe will show you just that!

If you're craving a simple and easy fried rice recipe, I highly recommend that you give this a try. I love how the Instant Pot takes charge and cooks everything to perfection. No dried-out rice or overcooked shrimp here!

Why This Recipe Works

This recipe works because it's awesome. I've eaten a lot of fried shrimp in my life, and I always come back to my own recipe. It's so simple to do, and I can literally change up the taste to how I like it and what I love.

• It's easy to prep and make in just 10 minutes.
• You can use leftover rice and save time and money.
• You can opt to add shrimp or not - totally up to you!
• Everyone will love eating this as lunch, dinner, or a quick snack!

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Recipe Ingredients

Shrimp-Choose whatever size shrimp that you want. I always choose ones that are deveined and cleaned and ready to use. I think that medium shrimp tend to work best.

Corn- You can use fresh corn or frozen corn.

Pea and Carrot- Save yourself even more prep time and use a pack of frozen peas and carrots.

Rice - Should be cooked in advance. I would personally recommend you to use Jasmine rice or Basmati rice as it's a nice texture with the shrimp and veggies. Since we are using cooked rice, you basically can use any rice type you like - black, brown, whole grain rice etc.

This recipe is a great way to use leftover rice instead of just reheating or throwing it away.

Soy Sauce - This is what adds a lot of that saltiness to the fried rice and gives it a golden coloring.

How to make Instant Pot Shrimp Fried Rice

Gather up the list of ingredients before starting. This recipe is fast, so there is no time to waste!

Step One: Add two tablespoons of olive oil into the pot.

Step Two: Add ½ teaspoon of sesame oil.

Step Three: Press the saute button for 10 minutes.

Step Four: Add the shrimp into the pot and saute until the thickest part of the shrimp is opaque. Take out the shrimp.

Step Five: Add the frozen peas and carrots into the pot.

Step Six: Add two garlic cloves.

Step Seven: Add ½ cup of frozen corn.

Step Eight: Crack an egg and add it to the Instant Pot. Mix all the ingredients together using a wooden spoon until the egg is cooked.

Step Nine: Add the cooked shrimp back into the Instant Pot.

Step Ten: Add a cup of cooked rice into the pot and stir well.

Step Eleven: Add 3 tablespoons of green onions and continue mixing.

Step Twelve: Add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce and stir.

Step Thirteen: Add one teaspoon of black pepper and ½ teaspoon of salt. Stir.

Serve in a bowl or plate - and enjoy!

Variations

Change up the protein - You can leave out the shrimp and doInstant Pot Fried Rice or add chicken for a delicious Chicken Fried Rice.

Vary up the seasonings - Add spice like cayenne pepper or not. The best part is that it's easy to change and do each time you make this dish.

Helpful Tips

• This recipe does have you cooking the rice first. Make sure that you plan for that during your prep time.
• If you can serve and eat this fresh, it will have the best texture and taste.

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