Thai Aromatic Fried Rice

Name: Thai Aromatic Fried Rice
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 3 tbsp finely chopped spring onions; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 2 tsp chilli bean sauce; 4 eggs, beaten; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander plus a sprig, to garnish; ¼ tsp salt; 425 ml/15 fl oz long grain rice; 115 g/4 oz onions, finely chopped; 2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Ken Hom Cooks Noodles & Rice

By Ken Hom

Published 1998

About

Ingredients

425 ml/15 fl oz long grain rice
2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

Asia
Thailand
Side dish
Vegetarian
South East Asia

Method

Place the rice in a heavy pan with 750ml/1½ pints of water and bring to the boll. Continue boiling for 15-20 minutes or until most of the surface liquid has evaporated. By now the surface should have small indentations and look rather like a pitted crater. At this point, cover the pan with a very tight-fitting lid, reduce the heat to as low as possible and let the rice c