Thai Fried Rice

Fried rice is always a versatile dish because you can 

incorporate any meats and vegetables you have on hand. This is our version of Thai Fried Rice…feel free to modify it as needed.


Ingredients

•    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
•    1 diced onion
•    2 cloves of crushed garlic
•    2 cups cooked rice
•    1 tablespoon soy sauce
•    1 tablespoon fish sauce
•    2 sliced tomatoes
•    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
•    4 eggs

Garnish:

•    Chopped green onion  
•    Cucumber slices (we also cook some into the rice, but it’s traditionally a garnish)
•    Lime wedges

This recipe makes 4 servings.

Preparation

Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan or wok at medium high. When it’s hot, add the garlic and onions and cook until tender.

Next add the rice and stir to heat all the way through. Add the soy and fish sauce and continue to stir until everything is fully combined.

Next, you can remove the rice from your wok or pan too cook the egg. Or if you prefer, simply heat up a new pan on medium high heat with vegetable oil.

Cook the egg until the white is cooked, but the egg yolk is still a bit soft. When the egg is ready, add it to the rice. You can also add the tomato and cucumber slices at this time. Of course, if cooked cucumber slices sounds a little strange (even though they are delicious!), you can reserve the cucumber for a garnish only. You can also add the green onion at this point, but not everyone in our house likes it, so we add it when serving.

Keep stirring until all the ingredients are fully combined. Get your chosen garnishes ready including the cucumber slices, green onion (if you didn’t cook it into the rice) and a lime wedge.