Korean Saewoo Bokkeumbap (Shrimp Fried Rice)

Cooked rice gets a delectable second life when made into Korean-style shrimp fried rice and topped with a lightly fried egg. Serve with kimchi and other Korean side dishes for an authentic taste.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 553 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 carrot, diced
• 4 eggs, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
• 2 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 teaspoon butter, or as needed
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, or more to taste
• 4 cups cooked rice, cooled - or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 onion, diced
• 0.5 green bell pepper, diced
• 0.5 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook and stir carrot and green bell pepper until slightly softened, about 5 minutes; stir shrimp, onion, corn, and garlic into carrot mixture. Cook and stir until shrimp turn pink and are no longer translucent, 5 more minutes. Pour off any liquid. Turn heat to low and let mixture simmer.

Step 2

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat; pour 2 beaten eggs into hot oil and scramble the eggs until firm and no longer runny, 2 to 3 minutes. Mix scrambled eggs lightly into shrimp and vegetables.

Step 3

Stir rice, oyster sauce, soy sauce, 1 tablespoon butter, and salt into shrimp mixture, tossing until rice is thoroughly combined with shrimp and vegetables and coated with sauce.

Step 4

Heat 1 teaspoon butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium heat until butter stops foaming; break 1 of the 4 remaining eggs into the hot butter. Cover skillet and let egg cook until the bottom is slightly browned, the yolk is runny, and the top of the white is slightly firm, about 3 minutes. Set egg aside. Repeat with remaining 3 eggs.

Step 5

Serve shrimp fried rice topped with fried eggs. For a nice presentation, fill a bowl with 1/4 of the fried rice, press lightly to compact, and turn fried rice out onto a serving plate in a dome shape; top with a fried egg. Repeat with remaining rice and eggs.