Spicy Thai Rice Recipes

THAI SPICY BASIL FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Set aside.
• Spray a wok or large frying pan with olive oil spray and heat over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic and chili (or serrano) peppers and stir fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the red pepper and onion and stir fry until the onion is translucent. If using chicken or beef, add it with the the onion and red pepper. Cook until chicken is done, or beef is about medium.
• Push ingredients in the wok/pan aside and quickly scramble the egg.
• Add the oyster sauce mixture and stir everything together.
• Raise the heat to high and add the chilled rice. Stir until blended with the sauce and other ingredients, breaking up clumps of rice with the back of a spoon.
• Add more soy, oyster, or fish sauce, if necessary (or to taste).
• When everything is blended together and rice is hot, remove from heat and stir in the basil.
• Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

THAI SPICY BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a bowl.
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke. Add the garlic and serrano peppers, stirring quickly. Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, onion and oyster sauce mixture; cook until the chicken is no longer pink. Raise heat to high and stir in the chilled rice; stir quickly until the sauce is blended with the rice. Use the back of a spoon to break up any rice sticking together.
• Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves. Garnish with sliced cucumber and cilantro as desired.

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

SPICY THAI CHICKEN AND RICE NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the oil, and the onion, and sauté for 4 minutes until tender. Add the garlic, ginger and lemon grass sauté for 1 minute until you can smell the fragrance. Add the crushed chili, then pour in the broth and tomatoes, turn the heat to high, and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium low, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the chicken and rice noodles and return to a simmer. Add the spinach and the fish sauce, simmer for one more minute, then add the lime juice and cilantro (if using) and serve in shallow bowls.

SPICY THAI NOODLES

Steps:

• Chop garnishes and set aside.
• Boil pasta, drain.
• While pasta is boiling, heat oils in a large skillet with red pepper flakes.
• Once oil is hot, strain pepper flakes, reserving the oil in a bowl. Add reserved oil back into the skillet and add the chili paste. Whisk in soy sauce and honey.
• Toss pasta in the skillet with the sauce.
• Can be served hot, room temperature or cold. Top with garnishes and enjoy!

SPICY THAI BEEF & RICE

Steps:

• Heat large frying pan over high heat. Add beef; stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes or until browned. Add onion, garlic and crushed red pepper; stir-fry 1 minute longer. Mix in carrots, rice, 1 1/2 cups water and soy sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 20 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed. Mix in mint and coriander. Remove from heat. Let stand covered 10 minutes before serving.

SPICY THAI RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan or pot with a fitted lid.
• Add onions and season with pinch of kosher salt; cook for 2 minutes, or until translucent.
• Stir in garlic and ground ginger; cook for 20 seconds or until fragrant.
• Stir in chopped chili and add water; season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
• Add the rice, stir once, and bring to a boil again.
• Cover with a lid and reduce heat to a simmer; continue to simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let rest for 10 minutes with the lid still on.
• Remove lid and stir in lemon juice.
• Garnish with prepared peanuts, basil, and cilantro.
• Serve.