If you are looking for a delicious and easy shrimp recipe for your dinner, instant pot shrimp fried rice will be best option for you. Try it once, you will be fallen in love.
Select sauté mode in an instant pot and add a tablespoon of oil.
In a bowl, add two eggs and whisk. Pour the egg in the hot oil and sauté. Once done, remove from the instant pot and set aside.
In the same pot, add diced carrot, frozen peas, and cook for a minute or two, then add paprika and black pepper. Mix them and cook until they are thawed, and fragrance come out. Remove them from the instant pot and set them aside.
Add a tablespoon of oil, and add shrimps. Cook for about 3 to 5 minutes until they get a beautiful pink color. Remove the shrimps and set them aside.
Add another tablespoon of oil, and add onion. Sautee until it turns translucent.
Next, add chopped garlic to it and sauté for a minute or two.
Now add rinsed and drained rice and give a quick stir.
Add sauteed shrimps, finely diced carrots, salt, and water.
Mix well and seal the instant pot with the lid.
Select manual cooking and cook the rice for about 6 minutes at high pressure. Once the time is up, let release the pressure naturally, don’t release it manually. It can takes 10-15 minutes for releasing the pressure.
You can also select the rice option for cooking the rice. In this case it can takes 12 minutes for cooking and 5-6 minutes for releasing the pressure.
Select cancel and open the lid.
Set the saute mode again on the instant pot just warm up the fried rice. Now add soy sauce and oyster sauce, mix well to coat the rice with the sauces.
Turn off the instant pot and transfer the fried rice on a plate for serving.
Notes
Add sauces, black pepper, and veggies as per the quantity of rice.You could add more veggies like broccoli, Cauliflower etc.