Khao Phad Goong

Fried Rice with Prawns

Fried rice is a Thai fast food that is popular among all age groups and races.

The recipe is simple and quick. Within just a few minutes, you will have a hot delicious ready-cooked meal in front of you.

Meat use includes prawn, crab, chicken, pork and any other salted fish, ham or sausages. But foreigners seem hooked on goong, the prawn variety, as in Tom Yum.

TIP
  Fried rice is best mase with rice boiled on the previous day. It is betterto use Thai hasmine rice. The clearer the raw rice corn appears, the older it is and will, therefore, be firmer when cooked

INGREDIGENTS (4 persons)
  1. 400 g.           jasmine rice, steamed
  2. 500 g.           tiger prawn tails
  3. 4 tbs.            cooking oil
  4. 6                  eggs
  5. 4                  garlic cloves, chopped
  6. 3 tbs.            fish sauce
  7. 10 g.             white pepper powder
  8. 1 tbs.            suger
  9. 4                  spring onions
  10. 2                  limes, cut into half
  11. 2                  small cucumber, sliced
  12. 2                  tomatoes, sliced
PREPARATION
  • Heat the oil in a wok, add prawns and stir-fry until done, Remove from wok.
  • Pour the eggs into the remaining oil and stir until cooked.
  • Add rice, garlic and prawns while stir-frying continuously
  • Season with fish sauce, pepper powder and sugar.
  • Serve and decorate with spring onions, lime, cucumber and tomatoes.

DELICIOUS!!!

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