Thai Fried Rice with Chicken
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Khao Phat Gai
A simple Thai-style fried rice with chicken, egg and vegetables, seasoned lightly so the rice remains the star.
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About this dish
A simple Thai-style fried rice with chicken, egg and vegetables, seasoned lightly so the rice remains the star.
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Flavour: light soy sauce plus a pinch of seaweed
Allergy: coconut aminos
Dietary: vegan fish sauce
Ingredients
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3 cups cold cooked jasmine ricepreferably day-old
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200 g Chicken Breastthinly sliced
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2 eggs
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2 cloves garlicchopped
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½ onionsliced
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1 tomatocut into wedges
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2 tbsp neutral oil
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1 tbsp fish sauce
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1 tbsp light soy sauce
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½ tsp sugar
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2 Spring Onionsliced
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1 limewedges
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1 small cucumbersliced
Cold, dry rice gives the best separate grains.
Method
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1
Separate rice
Break up cold rice so there are no large clumps.
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2
Cook chicken
Pat the firm tofu dry, then heat oil in a wok. Add garlic and chicken and stir-fry until nearly cooked.
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3
Scramble egg
Push chicken aside, add eggs and scramble until softly set.
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4
Fry rice
Add rice, onion and tomato. Toss over high heat.
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5
Season
Pat the firm tofu dry, then add fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar. Stir-fry until the rice is hot and dry.
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6
Finish
Fold through spring onions and serve with lime and cucumber.
What it tastes like
Lightly savoury, aromatic and comforting, with fresh lime cutting through the richness.
Make it milder
Thai fried rice is normally mild; simply omit any optional chilli.
Ingredient substitutions
Prawns, pork, beef or leftover roast meat can replace chicken.
Vegetarian alternative
Use tofu or mushrooms and replace fish sauce with soy sauce.
Common mistakes
Warm freshly cooked rice often turns sticky. Too much sauce makes the rice wet and dark.
Serving the dish
Serve straight from the wok.
Cucumber slices, spring onions, lime and fish-sauce chilli.
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