Sheet-Pan Scallion Shrimp With Crispy Rice
Updated Feb. 19, 2026
- Total Time
- 1 hour
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 6cups cooked white or brown short-grain rice, such as sushi rice
- 4tablespoons neutral oil, such as grapeseed, sunflower or avocado, more as needed
- 1bunch scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated
- 1½teaspoons fine sea salt or table salt, more to taste
- 5garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
- 1tablespoon finely grated or minced fresh ginger (from a 1-inch piece)
- 2teaspoons toasted sesame oil, more to taste
- 1teaspoon fish sauce or soy sauce, more to taste
- 1pound medium or large shrimp, cleaned
- 1jalapeño or serrano chile, halved, seeded and finely chopped
- 1tablespoon lime juice, more to taste
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
1202 calories; 6 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 2 grams monounsaturated fat; 2 grams polyunsaturated fat; 237 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 43 grams protein; 1065 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Step 2
Spread the cooked rice out on a sheet pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons oil, then sprinkle with the scallion whites and 1 teaspoon salt. Mix and massage the rice until it’s evenly coated with salt, scallions and oil. Add a little more oil, if needed, to fully coat the rice so that it crisps up in the oven.
- Step 3
Spread everything out into an even layer and roast until the rice is crisp at the edges, 25 to 35 minutes.
- Step 4
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the garlic, ginger, sesame oil, fish sauce and remaining ½ teaspoons salt, and mix well. Transfer half of this paste to a small bowl and set aside for later (this will become your sauce).
- Step 5
Add shrimp to the large bowl and toss until the pieces are well coated. Let sit at room temperature while the rice cooks.
- Step 6
When the rice is golden brown in spots (especially along the edges), scatter the shrimp on top in one layer and continue to roast until the shrimp are cooked through, 5 to 10 minutes longer, depending on size.
- Step 7
To finish the sauce, stir the remaining 2 tablespoons neutral oil, lime juice and jalapeños into the ginger mixture.
- Step 8
Dab or drizzle the sauce onto the rice and shrimp, and stir everything so the crisp parts are mixed into the soft part of the rice and the shrimp gets laced throughout. Taste rice and add a little more salt, fish sauce, sesame oil and lime juice, if necessary; rice can take a lot of seasoning. Top everything with scallion greens to serve.
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Comments
Since your cooked rice presumably comes out of a container, it's far easier to coat it with the oil in the container before spreading it out on the sheet pan.
I would sauté a diced onion in a bit of oil and add that and a package of frozen vegetables to the rice. And a couple of scrambled eggs with the shrimp.
Wow, we followed the instructions to a T and the rice was indeed crunchy and crisp, to the point where it fills up your molars. Flavor was excellent, shrimp marinade very good but man, a stir fry in a large pan or wok would make this dish faster and to my taste better.
Pretty good, not really something I would choose to make frequently. Rice didn't brown much, but was plenty crisp, so I wouldn't wait for much browning. We didn't use fish sauce beecause of a vegetarian, but added a bit to individual servings and it really improved it. I agree with those who suggest just making it in a wok rather than the whole oven thing.
This was incredible. The rice is something magical. I agree with others that a vegetable would be a welcome compliment. Does anyone have ideas how peas might be incorporated into the process? If I added them along with the shrimp for the last seven minutes, would that work?
Absolutely delicious. I think sushi /pearl rice is a must. I tossed thawed frozen peas with the shrimp. Those arguing for a stir fry are missing the point. This recipe is all about the chewy sticky rice. Yumm! But nutritionally a bust. So many calories from rice and oil.