Fried rice with no eggs, no fish sauce, and no meat, lots of Thai
flavour from pepper, garlic, and a bit of curry paste. This is a typical
dish of the Thai Buddhist festival in the autumn, which people
celebrate by eating only vegetables for a week. Rice is not eaten with chopsticks by Thais at all but with a fork and spoon.
Ingredients:
- 6 cups cooked long-grain rice)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped garlic
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 6 ounces green beans, diced
- 4 ounces fresh or frozen corn kernels
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons Thai green curry paste
Garnish
- scallions
- cucumber, peeled, sliced in half with seeds removed if they are watery
- lime
Prepare the garnishes: cut the scallions on a slight diagonal into 1-inch lengths, cut the cucumber into very thin slices, cut the lime into wedges; set aside.
Method:
- Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat and add the oil.
- When the oil is very hot and slightly smoking, add the garlic, onion, and black pepper and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Add the green beans and corn and continue to stir-fry for 3 minutes.
- Add the cold cooked rice and stir-fry for 5 minutes.
- Add the soy sauce and curry paste and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Garnish with the scallions, cucumber, and lime, and serve hot.
Variations:
Try a yellow Muslim curry paste which will add an aromatic essence.
To take it from Vegan use a bit of Fish sauce and reduce the amount of light soy to accom the saltiness.
Egg fried rice is made similarly . The egg is added early to the pan/wok and stirred in the wok to slightly undercooked. Then the beans etc.
For true spiciness add a chopped birds eye chillie to the heating oil stage.
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