Khao pad gai – Thai chicken fried rice
Step 1 of 5
Rinse 520 g dry rice and cook it in 900 g water covered for 14 minutes. Rest 15 minutes, spread out and chill 20 minutes so grains separate during frying.
49 min
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Ingredients
- 520 gRice, white, long-grain, regular, raw, unenriched
- 900 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking editorial addition
- 650 gChicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, raw
- 240 gEgg, whole, raw, fresh
- 180 gOnions, raw
- 120 gOnions, spring or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw
- 30 gGarlic, raw
- 55 gSauce, fish, ready-to-serve
- 80 gLime juice, raw
- 45 gOil, peanut, salad or cooking
Method
- Rinse 520 g dry rice and cook it in 900 g water covered for 14 minutes. Rest 15 minutes, spread out and chill 20 minutes so grains separate during frying.
- Cut 650 g chicken thighs into 2 cm cubes, slice 180 g onion and 120 g spring onion, chop 30 g garlic and beat 240 g eggs. Measure 55 g fish sauce, 45 g peanut oil and 80 g lime juice.
- Divide the stir-fry ingredients into three equal batches. Heat a wok to 205 °C. For each batch, use one third of 25 g oil, add one third of the chicken and fry for 5 minutes to 74 °C. Add one third of 10 g oil, the onion and garlic and fry for 2 minutes.
- For each batch add one third of the remaining 10 g oil and one third of the eggs. Stir for 45 seconds, add one third of the rice, fish sauce and spring onions and fry for 4 minutes. Keep the cooked batch warm and repeat with the other two.
- Divide into six servings and drizzle with a total of 80 g lime juice.