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Thai Fried Rice Recipe
This Thai fried rice recipe is spicy and easy to make with Jasmine rice quickly stir fried with chilies, scrambled eggs, and shrimp in a flavorful sauce.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 463 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
- 1 pound Shrimp peeled and deveined (optional)
- 2 large eggs scrambled
- 3-4 Thai or bird’s eye peppers diced (or more to your preference)
- 1 large red bell pepper sub in other sweet peppers
- 1 small onion diced
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups cooked white jasmine rice chilled (day old rice is best for this recipe)
- 4 green onions chopped
- 2 tablespoons Thai black soy sauce or use Chinese dark soy sauce + ½ teaspoon sugar or palm sugar
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
Instructions
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large pan or wok to medium-high. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper, then add to the hot pan. Stir fry for 3-4 minutes, or until the shrimp are cooked through. Remove shrimp from pan, cover, and set aside.
- Add scrambled eggs to the hot pan and cook, stirring, until the eggs set and are nice and fluffy, 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
- Return the pan to high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers and onion. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes, until the vegetables soften to your liking.
- Add the garlic and stir fry 30 seconds, until you can smell the gorgeous garlic.
- Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and heat. Stir in the rice, green onions, soy sauce and fish sauce. Stir fry the rice for 1-2 minutes, stirring a bit, until everything is combined and rice is done to your liking.
- Stir in reserved shrimp and scrambled eggs. Warm through 1-2 minutes and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
463kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
52g
(17%)
Protein
32g
(64%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
264mg
(88%)
Sodium
1390mg
(58%)
Potassium
646mg
(18%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
1493IU
(30%)
Vitamin C
92mg
(102%)
Calcium
131mg
(13%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 463
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 463kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 52g | 17% |
| Protein | 32g | 64% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 264mg | 88% |
| Sodium | 1390mg | 58% |
| Potassium | 646mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 1493IU | 30% |
| Vitamin C | 92mg | 102% |
| Calcium | 131mg | 13% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.