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Chinese Takeaway King Prawn Fried Rice
Delicious prawn fried rice, ready to eat in just 15 minutes. This recipe is easy, tasty and your new go-to fakeaway meal. Let’s get cooking…
If you’re a fan of king prawn fried rice, then I’ve made this recipe just for you (and maybe everyone else on the internet)! It’s one of my all-time favourite dishes to make and it’s so easy.
It’s filled with peas, scrambled egg, carrots and succulent king prawns that’s tossed with rice and coated in a rich savoury sauce. I can’t think of eating anything else right now, and I think you’re going to LOVE it.
To make this dish, I use homemade leftover rice or a packet of microwavable rice, and trust me, this recipe makes it taste a lot more interesting. And when I say a lot, I definitely mean it!! It’s packed with flavour like my Singapore fried rice and it only takes me 15 minutes to make.
The Best Rice To Use
I asked my local Chinese takeaway, and the answer is jasmine rice. This is because it has a light aromatic aroma, a nice texture and it’s easy to manoeuvre in the wok.
Jasmine rice is my go-to choice, but if you don’t have jasmine rice at home, I find grains like basmati rice or long-grain rice are good alternatives.
Recipe Ingredients
Below are the ingredients I used to make this dish:
- Prawns: I used jumbo king prawns; you may need to clean and de-shell your prawns if they’re not done already. You can also use tiger prawns or other types of meat.
- Egg: I added an egg, but this is optional.
- Vegetables: I kept this recipe simple by only using peas and carrots, you can add more vegetables if you like or even leave the veggies out. Make sure to cut the carrots into small square chunks.
- Fried Rice Sauce: I mix together soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil and Shaoxing wine. This combo is what will give you a tasty fried rice flavour.
- Other Flavours & Seasonings: Salt, white pepper and garlic are added to this dish to add even more flavour. If you don’t have white pepper, you can use black pepper instead.
- Rice: I used a day-old jasmine rice that I made the day before and kept in the fridge to chill. If you don’t have the time to make rice the day before, then you can use packet rice. If you’re using rice you cooked yourself, it needs to be one day old for best results.
- Oil: I used vegetable oil to make this dish, but any neutral flavoured oil is good to use.
How To Make King Prawn Fried Rice
Here’s a summary of how I make prawn fried rice. You can get the full recipe instructions on the recipe card below: This is my easy method as I cook everything in one wok without taking ingredients out then added them back in later:
Step One:
I add oil to my wok that’s heated over a medium to high heat. Then I add garlic, spring onions and stir-fry for one minute.
Step Two:
I add prawns to the wok and continue to stir for two minutes before adding the peas, diced carrots, salt, white pepper and Shaoxing cooking wine.
Then I add one whisked egg, leave the egg for a few seconds to cook then scramble it into pieces.
Step Three: