Thai Style Crab Fried Rice
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
5 mins
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Total Time
15 mins
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Servings
2 to 4 servings
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Calories
334 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course
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Cuisine
Thai
Thai Style Crab Fried Rice
Description
This recipe for Thai Style Crab Fried Rice begins with day-old rice to ensure separated grains and avoid clumping. Garlic is sautéed in vegetable oil, followed by beaten eggs cooked until lightly scrambled. The rice is then added and stir-fried with seasonings including soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and white pepper, creating a well-balanced savory flavor.
Butter is incorporated to add a subtle richness, and lump crab meat along with finely diced carrots, white onion, and green onions are stirred in to add texture and freshness. The cooking process involves careful stirring to combine ingredients and lightly toast the rice, yielding a flavorful and fragrant dish.
The fried rice is typically served hot with optional garnishes like cucumber slices, lime wedges, and cilantro sprigs. A side sauce combining fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, chili, and sugar provides an additional layer of tangy and spicy notes, allowing for customization according to taste.
Using freezing and thawing for leftover rice can improve the texture by drying it out further. Finely diced carrots contribute a consistent appearance and texture, and peanut oil may substitute for vegetable oil and butter if preferred.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 egg beaten
- 3 cups long grain rice Footnote 1, day-old
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce or regular soy sauce, light
- 2 teaspoons fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter Footnote 2, unsalted
- 1 can crab meat drained (yield 1/2 cup, lump, 6-oz / 170 g can
- 1/3 cup carrot or frozen carrots) (*Footnote 3, finely diced
- 1/4 white onion , finely chopped
- 2 green onions , sliced (or 1/2 small white onion, diced)
Side Sauce (Prik Nam Pla) (Optional)
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 clove garlic , sliced
- 1 bird's eye chili , sliced (or 1/2 small serrano pepper)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Garnish (Optional)
- 1 cucumber sliced on a bias, Persian
- 1 lime wedge
- prig of cilantro
Instructions
- Combine all the side sauce ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high-heat until hot.
- Add the garlic and stir fry until just starting to brown.
- Pour in the beaten eggs. Cook until the bottom is set, then and scramble lightly.
- Once the eggs are mostly cooked, add the rice. Chop and stir the rice to break it apart and mix it with the eggs. Cook until the rice is fully separated and lightly toasted.
- Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and pepper. Stir to mix well.
- Stir in the butter. Toast, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes.
- Add the crab, carrots, white onion, and green onion. Stir for another minute to mix everything together. Adjust the seasoning by adding a pinch of salt if needed.
- Transfer the rice to a serving bowl. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro if using. Serve hot with cucumber slices, a lime wedge, and the side sauce.
Notes
- Using older, drier rice yields better texture and separation of grains.
- Freezing leftover rice and thawing before cooking helps dry the grains further for fried rice.
- Butter can be omitted and peanut oil used as an alternative fat.
- Finely dicing carrots enhances the dish’s appearance and texture; use a food processor if chopping is tedious.
- Frozen carrots are an option but may slightly alter texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2to 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 334 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 334kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 41.8g | 14% |
| Protein | 13.1g | 26% |
| Fat | 15.5g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.8g | 19% |
| Cholesterol | 113mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 738mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 164mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1.2g | 5% |
| Sugar | 2.1g | 4% |
| Calcium | 178mg | 18% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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