Khao Pad (Thai Fried Rice)
Fragrant fried rice with shrimp, chicken, or crab, egg, onion, and Thai basil. Simple but incredibly flavorful.
13 ingredients
8 steps
Ingredients
- 13 cups cooked and cooled jasmine rice
- 2200g shrimp or chicken
- 32 eggs
- 41 onion, diced
- 53 cloves garlic, minced
- 62 tbsp fish sauce
- 71 tbsp oyster sauce
- 81 tsp sugar
- 92 tbsp vegetable oil
- 10Spring onions, sliced
- 11Fresh Thai basil leaves
- 121 lime, cut into wedges
- 13White pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1Heat wok over high heat until smoking.
- 2Add oil and stir-fry garlic until fragrant.
- 3Add shrimp or chicken and cook until done.
- 4Push to one side, add eggs and scramble.
- 5Add cold cooked rice and stir-fry vigorously, breaking up any clumps.
- 6Season with fish sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar.
- 7Add onion and Thai basil, toss together.
- 8Serve garnished with spring onions, lime wedge, and cucumber slices.