afoona
Thai Garlic and Egg Fried Rice
Pasta & Rice

Thai Garlic and Egg Fried Rice

This is how fried rice is made at Thai street stalls: lots of garlic, egg mixed into every grain, fish sauce and a little sugar. No vegetables except green onion, and lime on the side.

⏱ 20 min🍽 2 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona
🥩 Meat
Versions:Original🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a cup, mix the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and black pepper until the sugar dissolves.
  2. 2
    Heat the oil in a wok over very high heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveWok
    💡Very high heat and a large pan: the vegetables char instead of steaming, and don't overcrowd the pan.
  3. 3
    Add the garlic and fry 30–40 seconds, until fragrant.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
  4. 4
    Crack the eggs right onto the garlic and scramble 20 seconds, just until they start to set and are still wet.
    StoveSilicone spatula
  5. 5
    Add the cold rice, separate the grains with a spatula and stir-fry 3–4 minutes over high heat.
    StoveSilicone spatula
    💡Cold, dry day-old rice stays in separate grains; hot fresh rice releases steam and starch and sticks together in a lump.
  6. 6
    Pour the sauce along the sides, not into the center, so it caramelizes on the hot sides, and stir-fry another minute.
    Stove
  7. 7
    Serve immediately, with the green onion scattered on top, and with the lime for squeezing.
672calories
19 gprotein
82 gcarbs
29 gfat
● protein 11%● carbs 49%● fat 39%

Per serving (266 g), of 2 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Wok · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (Less heat on the sides; stir-fry in small batches)
  • Silicone spatula · Also works: Wooden spoon (Scrapes less well) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (None)

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