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Khao Pad Gai (Thai Chicken Fried Rice)

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Khao pad gai is Thai-style fried rice with chicken, as street vendors in the central region of Thailand make it. Note that this is a very imprecise recipe, and so "cups" means "handfuls". Any measuring tool that holds about the capacity of a large handful will do.

Total 00:40
Yield 3 as a meal

Ingredients

  • Peanut oil
  • 1 large chicken breast, sliced in thin strips
  • 2 eggs, unbeaten
  • 4 cups (900 g) cooked Thai jasmine rice, refrigerated overnight
  • ½ yellow onion, chopped into strips
  • ¾ roma tomato, cut into strips
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • ¾ cup (180 g) cilantro, finely chopped
  • Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
  • Soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sugar (preferably palm sugar)
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced and fried
  • Vinegar
  • 1 tsp MSG
  • 2 Tbsp Thai chili sauce
  • 3 slices cucumber, peeled (note: can run fork down all sides lightly if desired)
  • 3 slices roma tomato
  • 3 sprigs green onion
  • Lettuce leaf

Instructions

  1. 1
    Make sure that all of the ingredients are prepared and set aside in small bowls by the stove.
  2. 2
    Add about 4 Tbsp peanut oil to the wok, and turn the flame to high heat.
  3. 3
    When the oil is almost smoking, add the chicken strips and push around vigorously with a wok spoon or spatula.
  4. 4
    When the chicken seems as if it is starting to brown, push it up the side of the wok and crack the eggs into the wok.
  5. 5
    Stir the eggs around a bit. When almost fully scrambled, mix in the chicken and stir around for 30 seconds more.
  6. 6
    Push the eggs/chicken to the side, add some more oil, and throw in the tomato and onion. Stir-fry for about 5 minutes. They will not look done, but in the end, they will be fine.
  7. 7
    Add the cold cooked rice and mix it all in.
  8. 8
    Turn the heat to low, then add a few splashes of fish sauce and soy sauce to taste.
  9. 9
    Add sugar, salt, MSG, a splash of vinegar, and chili sauce if wanted. Lastly, add the fried garlic on top. Stir it all in and turn off the heat.
  10. 10
    On a large platter, arrange the garnishes on a lettuce leaf, and plate the fried rice next to it.
  11. 11
    Eat the garnishes with the fried rice.
Category
Entree/Main
Method
Frying
Cuisine
Thai

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Khao_Pad_Gai_(Thai_Chicken_Fried_Rice)