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Thai Fried Rice

Name: Thai Fried Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3 cups cold cooked jasmine rice; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled; 2 eggs; 1/2 onion, sliced; 1 tomato, cut in wedges; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 green onions, sliced; 1 lime, cut in wedges; Cucumber slices, to serve

ข้าวผัด

Simple fried rice with egg, tomato, and onion, served with lime and cucumber slices.

Serves 2

Prep 10 min

Cook 10 min

Thai Fried Rice — Photo: Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients

3 cups cold cooked jasmine rice
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 lb shrimp, peeled
2 eggs
1/2 onion, sliced
1 tomato, cut in wedges
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
2 green onions, sliced
1 lime, cut in wedges
Cucumber slices, to serve

Steps

Step 1. Heat the oil in a wok over high heat. Cook the garlic for 10 seconds, then the shrimp for 2 minutes, until pink and opaque.
Step 2. Push to the side, crack in the eggs, and scramble until set.
Step 3. Add the onion and tomato and stir for 1 minute. Add the rice, breaking up clumps.
Step 4. Pour in the soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Toss for 3 minutes until hot and lightly browned.
Step 5. Top with green onions and serve with lime and cucumber.

Where this recipe comes from

Yoribang Thai recipes, part two by Yoribang. License: Free to use. View the original (opens in a new tab)

More Yoribang write-ups of Thai dishes. Fish sauce, palm sugar, curry pastes, and coconut milk are sold at Asian grocery stores, as are galangal, makrut lime leaves, and Thai basil. Thai chilies are very hot, so add them a little at a time.