Arroz Chino Boricua

5 from 2 votes

This Arroz Chino Boricua (Puerto Rican Chinese Fried Rice) is loaded with shrimp, chopped spam, scrambled eggs, and veggies, finished with fresh lettuce. Easy, flavorful, and ready in just 10 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Asian, Chinese, Puerto Rican

Servings:

Calories: 490kcal

Author: Catherine Arena

Ingredients

3 cups precooked white rice chilled
1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
½ can spam cubed
5 ounces mixed frozen peas and carrots
3-4 scallions rinsed and chopped
½ white onion chopped
½ head lettuce rinsed and roughly chopped
4 garlic cloves minced or 4 teaspoons garlic paste
4 eggs whisked
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1-2 teaspoons vegetable, corn, or light olive oil
3-4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
1½ teaspoons oyster sauce
4 tablespoons butter
salt and pepper to season shrimp

Instructions

Cook the Shrimp

Add butter to a wok or large skillet over medium heat and allow it to melt.
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Add to the skillet and cook on both sides until fully cooked, about 5 minutes.
Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside.

Cook the Spam

Add the cubed spam to the same skillet and stir-fry for a few minutes until lightly browned. Remove from the skillet and set aside with the shrimp.

Cook the Eggs

Add the eggs to the skillet and cook until no longer runny. Remove to a bowl and set aside.

Cook the Veggies

Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the skillet and sauté the onions until translucent.
Stir in the peas and carrots and cook briefly. Add in the garlic and stir fry for 15 seconds.

Add the Rice

Add the chilled rice to the skillet and break apart. Cook for 1–2 minutes without stirring. Stir again and cook for another 1–2 minutes.

Season the Rice

Stir in the oyster sauce and soy sauce.
Cook for 2–3 minutes, then drizzle in the sesame oil and stir again.

Combine Everything

Return the shrimp, spam, and eggs to the skillet and stir well to combine all ingredients. Taste and add additional soy sauce if needed.

Finish and Serve

Stir in the scallions.
Just before serving, add the chopped lettuce.

Notes

Recipe Notes:

Other veggie ideas to add: snap peas, snow peas, broccoli florets, mushrooms, baby corn, scallions and bean sprouts.

Need a white rice recipe? Follow my Arroz Blanco (Puerto Rican White Rice) recipe.

Where can I find Asian products? You can find sesame oil, oyster sauce and soy sauce in the Asian section of your local supermarket, online or local Asian market.

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