Thai Fried Rice Recipe

Fish and rice make a great combination - the instructions for this thai fried rice recipe call for you to prepare everything before assembling the finished dish - read on, all will become clear!

Thai Fried Rice Recipe
1 tbspn dried shrimp
8 oz (225g) rice
2 eggs beaten with the salt and pepper (below)
1/2 tspn salt
1/4 tspn black pepper
3 tbspns oil
3 cloves garlic - peeled and crushed
1 red chilli - deseeded and chopped
6 oz (150g) chopped cooked ham
2 tbspns soy sauce
bunch fresh coriander - chopped

Cover the shrimp with hot water and soak for about 15 minutes - drain, chop and set aside.

Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook your rice - about 12 minutes - drain and set aside

Lightly oil a frying pan (a wok is best, but if you don't have one, it doesn't matter) and heat it. Pour the eggs in and leave them to cook through without stirring. Then cut the egg into thin strips and set aside.

Heat the rest of the oil in your pan and cook the garlic and chilli for about 1 minute.

Add the shrimp and cook gently for about 3 minutes - stir constantly, so that they don't 'catch'.

Add the ham and cook a further minute.

Add the cooked rice and heat it through - stir in the soy sauce.

Serve with the strips of egg on top and garnish with coriander.

This thai fried rice recipe uses dried shrimp. That's the authentic way, but you could easily subsitute fresh, frozen or canned if you would like to.

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