Thai Fried Rice Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon sesame or peanut oil
• 4 scallions (sliced into 1” pieces, dark green pieces set aside)
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
• 2 eggs (beaten)
• 4 cups cold cooked jasmine rice
• 2 cups torn Thai basil leaves (option for Thai Basil Fried Rice - see notes below)
• 1 lime (cut into wedges)
• 1 cucumber (sliced)
• 1 tomato (sliced)
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• Ground fresh chili paste (sambal oelek, or sliced birds eye chilies in fish sauce, or Sriracha (or all of the above!))

Instructions

1. 1

   Place a wok over high heat. Once the pan is very hot, drizzle in the oil. Add the white and light green parts of the sliced scallions, the yellow onion, and chopped garlic to the pan. Stir-fry for two minutes, until the onions begin to turn translucent.

2. 2

   Push the vegetables up the sides of the wok and pour in the eggs. Quickly scramble the eggs and then pile them on top of the vegetables. If the pan seems dry, add a bit more oil.

3. 3

   Add the cooked rice and the sauce to the pan; toss well. Fry the rice, stirring occasionally, until hot (about 3 minutes).

4. 4

   Transfer to a serving dish. Garnish the platter with lime wedges, sliced cucumber, sliced tomato, and cilantro leaves. Serve with a side of sambal oelek, sliced chilies, or sriracha.