Sausage and Shrimp Fried Rice

Shrimp and sausage fried rice has formally been added to the listing of our favourite dinners. This simple recipe is a “two thumbs up,” kid-approved, hearty-as-can-be skillet meal; excellent for a fast and simple weeknight dinner! 

Shrimp and Sausage Rice

Okay, let’s simply admit it. I’m fried rice obsessed. Ever since I attempted my buddy Julie’s suggestions for excellent fried rice, I’ve been making completely different variations at the very least as soon as every week.

In case you’re questioning, oh sure, we nonetheless love the Fried Rice with Ham and Greens that I shared some time again. All three of my youngsters have declared fried rice to be considered one of their favourite meals now.

I really like shrimp fried rice, as evidenced by this older traditional shrimp fried rice recipe. I’ve tweaked it a lot through the years, it’s late for an replace. (Particularly now that I’ve discovered simply how a lot better fried rice might be?!)

Sausage Fried Rice

Lately, I had some kielbasa sausage within the fridge and shrimp within the freezer calling my identify, so this grew to become the most recent variation of fried rice that we’ve fallen in love with.

As quickly as I tasted it, I knew I wanted to share it with you. Sausage or kielbasa with shrimp is all the time a terrific mixture.

The very first thing to know when making fried rice is that you simply’ll want a giant deep-sided skillet. Attempting to make use of a shallow or smaller pan will simply depart you annoyed and certain with a multitude in your fingers.

The pan pictured in these photographs was a favourite for years, however sadly, it’s not made. I’ve discovered a brand new one although and already find it irresistible each bit as a lot, perhaps extra, as a result of it’s only a beautiful pan. (If pans might be beautiful, this one is!)

Fried Rice with Eggs

The key to nice fried rice begins with cooking the eggs first. Much like the best way an omelet is made, frivolously whisk the eggs and pour them into the new pan. Let the egg “pancake” cook dinner for 2-3 minutes after which flip it over.

Cook dinner it for a few minute extra. Slide the egg out of the skillet onto a reducing board and permit it to chill. Use a pointy knife (or my favourite, the pizza wheel) to slice it into 1/2-inch extensive strips after which into small items.

Subsequent, add the kielbasa medallions to the new skillet, cooking them till the perimeters are crispy. Switch them to the plate with the eggs.

Final, cook dinner the shrimp. Switch it to the plate with the egg and sausage when it begins to show pink.

Fried Rice with Leftover Rice

Dump your COLD leftover rice into the new skillet. The rice for this recipe must be utterly chilled in order that it may be simply damaged aside into particular person grains with none clumping or sticking.

I counsel making the rice a day or two (whilst a lot as 4-5 days) earlier than you wish to use it. The important thing to nice fried rice is utilizing rice that’s as dry as potential in order that your fried rice received’t be mushy or tender.

Add the sesame oil and soy sauce, letting the rice cook dinner in these flavors for five minutes earlier than including the peas, eggs, sausage, and shrimp again to the pan. Stir till every part is totally mixed. Serve heat.

Shrimp Sausage and Rice

Add these components to the grocery listing and let’s get to cooking:

• cooked Jasmine rice
• olive oil
• eggs
• low-sodium soy sauce
• sesame oil
• kielbasa sausage
• uncooked medium shrimp
• peas
• inexperienced onions 
• freshly floor black pepper
• kosher salt 

Fried rice, very similar to soups and casseroles, might be made in limitless combos. From pork to rooster, steak to floor beef, shrimp to cauliflower rice and greens, there are fried rice recipes for meat lovers and for vegetarians. (Simply perhaps not the identical recipe for each.)

This Rooster and Bacon Fried Rice was declared by my household as the most effective “unplanned and amazingly scrumptious” meal to come back out of 2020.

Vegetable Fried Rice is full of an abundance of nice flavors and textures, from crunchy candy corn to tender-crisp broccoli, inexperienced beans, zucchini, and extra.

Pulled pork, steak, and rooster come collectively within the fried rice skillet of each meat lover’s desires. My guys went loopy over this dinner.

There’s a lot to like about Cauliflower Fried Rice. Whilst you would possibly consider cauliflower “rice” as one thing you eat instead of grains, this recipe proves that cauliflower rice is scrumptious and satisfying in its personal proper.

{initially printed 10/27/16 – recipe notes and photographs up to date 4/19/23}