Thai Fried Rice - Kao Pad

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"A spicy cousin to the Chinese classic. You can throw in some peanuts for added crunch if you wish. :)"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 lb boneless pork loin, cut into julienne strips
• 1⁄2 lb shrimp, cleaned and deveined
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can lump crabmeat, flaked
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 4 Thai red chili peppers, minced
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 4 cups cold cooked rice
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

directions

1. Heat 2 tbsp.oil in wok and stir-fry the eggs, scrambling them.
2. Remove from wok and set aside.
3. In same wok, heat remaining oil and fry onion and garlic until tender; add pork, salt, pepper, fish sauce, chilies, and ketchup.
4. Stir-fry for 2-4 minutes, or until pork looks done.
5. Add shrimp and crab and continue stir-frying for another 3 minutes; add egg and rice.
6. Cook, stirring well, for another 2 minutes; fold in green onion and cilantro just before serving.

Reviews

[ChrisMc]

Very easy to make - I did all my chopping, then had each group of ingredients to be added at once in a single bowl. It didn't seem as though the fish sauce, ketchup, and peppers would add enough flavor, but I was suprised at how tasty it was - although the cilantro adds quite a bit of flavor as well. I added some extra peppers, and served it with soy sauce and Tabasco (although you don't need much, and I would make sure to try it before adding extra seasoning).

 

[Bergy]

Another winner - served this for lunch with stir fried veggies MMmm. Started of with ice cold melon slices and ended the meal with chimese tea and custard tarts. I cut back on the cilantro and increased the heat to 6 chili peppers. Sue I do enjoy your recipes! Thanks

 

[Vicki in CT]

This was a great stir fried rice! Loved the chilis which provided just the right zip. Saw this reviewed today and was looking for a recipe to use left over teriyaki steak so I did make some subs. I halved the recipe and replaced all the meats with about 8 ounces of the steak, however, I left the sauce/ketchup mixture measurement the same (four Tbs alltogether). I used brown rice because that's all I had and added about 1/2 cup frozen peas at the end. The cilantro sealed the deal on this one. Can't wait to have the leftovers.

 

[CyanEyed Girl]

Really really good. Only change I made were to omit crab meat and add diced salted cashews at the end. I LOVED it. And my honey did too! Can't wait to have some for lunch tomorrow. IT was spicy but just the right amount for me. Thanks for sharing, really good IMO, will definitely make it into the rotation

 

[Shasha]

Nothing really outstanding; I couldn't even taste the crabmeat.