Omelette-Covered Shrimp Fried Rice
This is a unique way to serve fried rice. A simple flip of the wok gives this recipe an attractive golden look.

- Serves:
- 4
- Prep Time:
- 10 min
- Cook Time:
- 15 min
Ingredients
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 308
- Fat
- 12 g
- Saturated Fat
- 2.5 g
- Trans Fat
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 441 mg
- Sugars
- 1 g
- Protein
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
- Carbohydrate
- 33 g
- ¾ cup ( 175 mL ) Uncooked rice
- 4 oz ( 115 g ) Diced shrimp
- 10 Pieces broccoli
- 1 oz ( 30 g ) Diced Chinese broccoli
- 5 Eggs
- 4 tsp ( 20 mL ) Cooking oil (canola or vegetable)
- 1 oz ( 30 g ) Chopped green onion
- ½ tsp ( 2.5 mL ) Salt
- ½ tsp ( 2.5 mL ) Sugar
Instructions
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Cook rice according to package direction. After the rice is cooked, remove and let it cool overnight.
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Boil 3 ½ of water in a pot. Add shrimp, broccoli and Chinese broccoli, and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and set aside for later use.
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Break eggs into a large mixing bowl and beat until well mixed. Divide the egg mixture into two equal portions in two smaller bowls. Put aside for later use.
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Heat wok with 2 tsp. of cooking oil. Add one of the two bowls of egg mix from step 3 plus the rice from step 1. Next, add the boiled shrimp and Chinese broccoli from step 2, and stir-fry for 5 minutes on low heat.
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Season the above fried rice with salt and sugar, and add chopped green onion. Mix well and stir-fry for another minute. Take the fried rice out and set aside for later use.
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Using the same wok, heat 2 tsp. oil, and add the second bowl of egg from step 3. Cook for 2 minutes to form an omelette. Slowly add fried rice from step 5 on top. Once all the rice is added, flip the egg omelette over so that the rice is covered by the egg.
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Serve on a plate and garnish with broccoli.
Notes
Tips:
Use 16 oz. of cooked rice if you have it ready on hand
The ratio of water to rice is usually 2:1 but may vary depending on the type of rice you are using