태국의 먹거리 – 카우팟

By | 2008-07-15

Fried Rice – Kow Pad

 

There are a few varieties of Fried Rice across Asia; Thai fried rice starts goes in a much different direction than most. In Thailand, Fried Rice is a good lunch dish, served with cucumber and a wedge of lime. The most popular fried rice is crab fried rice. Fried rice is a good way to clean the refrigerator since most any vegetables and meats you have in your fridge will do. For meats, We use everything – bacon, canned crab, ham, tofu hot dogs – your name it. Any vegetables will do too.

Thai fried rice gets much of its unique flavor from the mix of fish sauce, soy sauce, chili peppers and lime. The cilantro and a dusting of pre-ground white pepper gives the flavors a clean, rounded finish.

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Ingredients

3 tablespoon vegetable oil   (Nam Mand Peud)

2 teaspoons soy sauce – mushroom    (Nam Mand Hoi)

 pinch ground pepper  (prig thai bhon)

1 teaspoons fish sauce   (Nam Pla)

1 cup cooked rice  (kow)

3  Thai chili pepper Optional  (prig kee nu)

1/3 cup pork (Moo)Optional


1/2
  onion, chopped Optional  (Hwo Hom Yai)


1 
lime Optional (manow)


1 
green onion Optional (ton hom)


2
cloves garlic, minced Optional (gra tiem)


2 
eggs Optional (Kai)

 

Preparation

When the pan is extremely hot (smoking hot), pour in the oil and follow with meat. Stir quickly. It can get real smoky. If you see that there is juice coming out from your meat and pooling on the bottom and not evaporating, your pan is not hot enough. When the meat is cooked, set it aside or just put it on the side of the pan if you can. Add the egg and scramble the egg until the egg is all cooked. Put the egg aside or just push it aside and make some room on the bottom of the wok. Add the fish sauce and soy sauce and stir. Keep stirring and mixing the rice with ingredients. Add all vegetables. Stir for 1 or 2 more minutes. Sprinkle ground pepper.

 

Some people like to add a fried egg on top of the fried rice. If you do, add 2 teaspoons of oil, crack the egg and fry until the egg white is crispy. Put the egg on top of fried rice.

 

Serve hot with a 1/4 wedge of lime and whole green onion. 2 Servings.

Cooking Step

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             Step1                         Step2

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              Step3                               Step4

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              Step5                                Step6

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