Khao Pad Thai Fried Rice Recipes

THAI FRIED RICE RECIPE WITH SHRIMP (KHAO PAD GOONG ข้าวผัดกุ้ง)

Steps:

• If you're using whole fresh shrimp like I did, first pinch off the head, and peel the outer shell of the shrimp, leaving only the tail on (that's Thai style). You can also devein them if you'd like, but for small shrimp, to me it doesn't really matter.
• Peel 2 cloves of garlic, and then just finely mince them
• Slice ¼ of a sweet white onion into medium sized strips
• Finely dice about 3 - 4 green onions
• Take just 1 leaf of Chinese broccoli (kai-lan), slice it in half first along the spine, and then slice it into 1 centimeter sized strips
• Turn on your stove to medium high, heat up your wok (or frying pan), and add about 1 tablespoon of oil
• Once your oil is hot, add the garlic first, and stir fry continuously for about 15 seconds or so, until it gets nice and fragrant
• Next, toss in your shrimp, and fry for about 30 seconds - your shrimp should start to turn pink and feel more firm
• Add in a little less than ½ of your rice first. This is going to soak up all those delicious shrimp juices and oils and keep your rice nice and dry. Stir fry for about 10 more seconds - This is a little known trick to make good rice, so it remains nice and dry
• Scoot all your rice to one side of the pan, and then crack in the egg into the empty side
• Whirl the egg up, let it cook for a few seconds, and then start to mix it up with the rice and shrimp
• Keep stir frying for about 20 seconds until the egg is fully cooked, and then add in the rest of your rice, and give it a quick stir
• Add ½ tablespoon of soy sauce, ½ tablespoon of oyster sauce, just a pinch of sugar (optional), and continue stir frying your rice, making sure all the sauce get mixed in
• Then add your chopped Chinese broccoli and onions, and stir fry for another 30 seconds until the vegetables wilt, but they can still be crisp and not fully cooked
• Lastly, toss in your green onions, stir it a few more seconds, and it's ready
• Immediately dish your fried rice onto a plate
• Slice off a wedge of lime, and serve it on the plate next to the rice
• For the final touch, I like to sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper on top to give some extra flavor
• Add 3 tablespoons of fish sauce to a small bowl
• Slice about 5 Thai chilies (you can add more or less, up to you), and add them to the fish sauce
• Finally, I like it with a little squeeze of about ½ of a lime - but this is optional - and at many Thai restaurants it's only fish sauce and chilies
• That's is, give it a stir, and set it aside

VEGETARIAN THAI FRIED RICE (KHAO PAD JE)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Cook onion and tofu until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Add peas and tomatoes and cook for 1 minute. Stir in rice and a little more oil if necessary to keep the rice from sticking. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Season with light soy sauce and sweet soy sauce; stir well.
• Move rice to one side of the wok or skillet and add remaining 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to the empty side. Crack eggs into the skillet and season with soy seasoning. Let eggs cook for about 3 minutes; flip and scramble. Stir into rice mixture.
• Stir in pineapple until warmed through. Season with white pepper. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.

KAO PAD (THAI-STYLE FRIED RICE)

Steps:

• Choose and prepare vegetables. Select a combination with a variety of colors.
• In a wok, heat the oil and stir fry the ginger and garlic until golden.
• Remove them with a slotted spoon and save for later.
• In the same oil, stir-fry the vegetables until just cooked. Add the harder ones (like carrots) first, and the tender ones (like sprouts) last.
• Remove the vegetables from the wok and set aside.
• Add the rice to the wok and heat thoroughly.
• With your stirring spoon, make a hole in the center of the rice, down to the wok and put in the eggs.
• Stir until they are pretty well set before you mix them into the rice. The more you cook the eggs before stirring them into the rice, the drier the dish will be.
• Add the tomatoes, the reserved ginger and garlic and the stir-fried vegetables.
• Finally, mix in the chili sauce, soy sauce and lime juice.
• For serving, top each serving with thin slices of scallions. Put thin slices of lime on the side.

AMERICAN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cook the rice, and dry out a bit, best is mostly covered overnight in the fridge. If you're going to make it right away, cook with a bit less water than normal, and let air out for 10 minutes or so before cooking Fry the egg in a good amount of oil (about 4 tablespoons) on high heat. The egg should bubble up and sizzle like crazy if the pan is hot enough. The edges should brown and get crunchy too. When browned, remove and set aside. Cut the ends of the hot dogs in an X pattern, up about 1/3 of the way. This will create extra surface area to get crispy when you fry it. (See picture). Fry the hot dogs in the oil, until crispy, set aside with the egg. Dump the remaining oil. Fry the onions in 1 teaspoon of fresh oil on medium high until translucent, then add the butter. When the butter is melted, throw in the rice. Stir well to mix, and fry for about 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the ketchup, golden mountain soy sauce and raisins. Stir well and cook for another minute or two. Put on a plate and top with the fried egg and hot dogs.

THAI CHICKEN FRIED RICE WITH BASIL - KAO PAD KRAPAO

Steps:

• In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry garlic in oil until golden; then add chilies and chicken and stir-fry until chicken is cooked.
• Add rice, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, and stir-fry, mixing gently.
• When well mixed, add shallots, basil leaves and cilantro; cook another minute or so, and serve.
• If you desire, serve with lime wedges, chile sauce, fish sauce, or soy sauce at the table.

KHAO PAD SAPPAROD THAI SHRIMP PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Combine shrimp, 1 tsp soy sauce and 1/8 tsp white pepper in a medium mixing bowl and let it marinate while prepping remaining ingredients.
• Combine remaining white pepper, 2 tbsp soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar and curry powder in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
• Cut pineapple in half, lengthwise, leaving stem intact. Give slits around perimeters. Score flesh of pineapple without cutting through skin. Scoop chunks out with a spoon and reserve 1 cup of pineapple and cut them into small bite-sized chunks.
• Heat a large wok over high heat and add 1 tbsp cooking oil. Pour beaten eggs into hot wok and scramble the egg to cook evenly. Remove egg from wok and set aside.
• Heat empty wok over high heat, add 1 tbsp oil and marinated shrimp. Sear and cook shrimp 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cooked shrimp from wok and set aside.
• Heat empty wok over high heat, add 3 tbsp oil, garlic, ginger and Thai chili. Stir fry 30 to 45 second. Add diced carrot and cashews. Stir fry 30 seconds, then add rice and sauce mixture. Stir fry everything together until rice is coated with sauce, about 1 minute.
• Add pineapple chunks and mix. Add shrimp, fried egg and green onions. Break down egg into rice and keep stir frying until shrimp is fully cooked and reheated, approximately 2 minutes.
• Transfer pineapple fried rice into pineapple bowl and garnish with chopped cilantro.