Thai Fried Rice (Khao Pad)
| 4 | Prawns |
| 1 | Egg |
| ¼ | Tomato, seeds removed and chopped |
| 2-3 | Stalk Kale (notes below) |
| ¼ | Carrot |
| ¼ | Red onion finely chopped |
| 1 | Spring onion, finely chopped |
| ¼ | Brown onion, finely chopped |
| 2 Tab | Vegetable oil |
| 1.5 Cup | Precooked & cooled jasmine rice |
| Seasoning | |
| 1 Tab | Oyster sauce |
| 1/2 Tab | Fish sauce |
| 1 tsp | White sugar |
| Pinch + finely ground black pepper | |
| Accompaniment | |
| 1 Tab | Lime Juice |
| NOTE there is an update here but I have forgotten what was in it.. till tomorrow. |
- Make the seasoning by combining all ingredients and putting to one side
- In a hot wok with oil add garlic, cook until ‘fragrant’
- Add egg. Allow to fry in the English way until the white has cooked then scramble.
- Add brown and red onion, carrot and tomato. Cook until the onion has softened
- Add rice. Push the rice down into the wok to get full contact with the heat. Scrape the goodness from the bottom of the wok and fold in. Once a little of the moisture of the rice has been taken out add the seasoning (oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar and pepper)
- Stir in the seasoning taste and adjust to taste
- Add kale heat for about 1 min…. Done
NOTES:
All the Kale is used. The thick stem is pealed like asparagus up to the first ‘branch’. Cut that at a 45 degree angle in 3mm slices. Take off the stems/branches remove the leaves by tearing the steam from the leaf. Coarsely chop the leaves (about 2 cm squared) and, if you like, chop the stems to add also (not required).
This is supposed to be using all the stuff you didn’t use last night (especially rice). You can put anything you want in and season up to taste just remember to keep the crunch in the vegies and add the accordingly. To prepare the rice here they use a rice cooker. The rice is cooked by a measurement basis 1cm of rice in the cooker equals 1cm of water over the top of the rice. Really easy and cheap to get a rice cooker. Just need 30cm squared on my bench to put it (given I don’t like anything on my bench permanently)