Thai Spicy Basil Fried Rice Food

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 SPICY BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke.
• Add the mixture of oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar.
• Stir for a minute or two to heat.
• Add the garlic and Serrano peppers, stirring quickly.
• Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, and onion. 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 STYLE FRIED RICE... WITH A CURRY FLAVOR, HMMM!!!

Steps:

• Be sure rice is completely cool, better cold!
• Heat oil in wok over medium heat and stir-fry onions and chilies until soft.
• Add the the red curry paste along with the curry powder to the pan and fry until the oil separates from the mixture.
• Along with the garlic, add pork or chicken and fry until cooked.
• Add shrimp and cook until they turn pink.
• Add rice and toss thoroughly until coated with curry mixture and heated through.
• If your wok is large enough, push rice to side and pour eggs into center. Cook and stir until eggs just start to set, then mix with rice, tossing on high until eggs are cooked. (Cook eggs in small fry pan until they just start to set if wok is not large enough, then add to rice.).
• Sprinkle pepper and fish sauce evenly over top and lightly toss, remove from heat.
• Now lightly toss the chopped green onions into the rice.
• Have the fresh chopped coriander and basil available for personal preferences, along with fish sauce, soy sauce, and Thai-style chili sauce!