Instant Pot Shrimp Fried Rice
Instant Pot Shrimp Fried Rice is a flavorful fried rice dish made with succulent shrimp, crisp vegetables, and fluffy white rice cooked in your Instant Pot for an easy weeknight meal.
Note: Made in a 6-qt Instant Pot
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) cooking oil divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (73 g) frozen peas
- 1/2 cup (80 g) onion chopped
- 1/2 cup (64 g) carrots chopped
- 1 pound (454 g) shrimp peeled and deveined
- 3 (3) garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup (237 ml) water
- 1 cup (185 g) white long grain rice rinsed and drained
- 1/2 teaspoon (3 g) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.5 g) ground black pepper
- 3 tablespoons (44 ml) soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) toasted sesame oil
Instructions
- Turn on saute mode on the Instant Pot. When hot, add 1 tablespoon cooking oil. Add the eggs and scramble with a spatula until mostly cooked, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add the remaining oil. Saute the frozen peas, onions, carrots and shrimp together in the pot until the shrimp is almost cooked through, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Transfer to the bowl with the eggs.
- Pour in the rice and saute in the remaining oil for 30 seconds.
- Pour in the water and deglaze the pan to remove any browned bits. Make sure rice is fully submerged.
- Lock the lid on and set to pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. Allow a 10-minute natural release. Remove the lid.
- Stir the rice. Add the reserved veggies and shrimp, along with the salt, pepper, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Stir and rest on Keep Warm mode for 5 minutes. Serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 21gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 176mgSodium: 820mgPotassium: 364mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 1954IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mg
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