Mom's Thai Fried Rice

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups cooked cold jasmine rice (cold rice is essential so the grains will not stick together when stir frying)
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil
• 4 cloves freshly minced garlic
• 1 1/2 cups boneless skinless chicken breasts (its easiest to get thin slices if the meat is still partially frozen) or 1 1/2 cups lean lamb (its easiest to get thin slices if the meat is still partially frozen) or 1 1/2 cups beef, thinly sliced (its easiest to get thin slices if the meat is still partially frozen)
• 2 eggs
• 4 green onions, sliced thin
• 2 teaspoons palm sugar (table sugar is fine if you can't find palm sugar)
• 3 tablespoons thai fish sauce (no substitutes)
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 3/4 cup frozen peas (not traditional but i like to add them anyway)
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 2 limes, cut into wedges

Recipe

• 1 heat peanut oil in a wok or large skillet over medium high heat.
• 2 while pan is warming, toss the cold rice with your hands, making sure to separate the grains from any clumps.
• 3 add the garlic to the heated wok, and toss until fragrant and slightly golden.
• 4 add chicken, beef, or lamb and stir fry for about 1 minute.
• 5 push the meat and garlic up the sides making a well in the middle and add eggs.
• 6 scramble eggs for 1 minute in middle of pan then, add green onions and peas and incorporate all ingredients together, stir frying for another minute.
• 7 add rice, turning over rice with pan ingredients several times to coat and stir frying for 2-3 minutes. you want the rice to begin to have a toasted smell, making sure that all the ingredients are constantly being moved around the pan for even cooking.
• 8 if your pan seems to have cooled down to the point where the ingredients are no longer sizzling, you may need to turn the heat up slightly.
• 9 sprinkle in the sugar and add the fish sauce and oyster sauce.
• 10 stir fry all ingredients together for one minute more or until sauces are absorbed and mixture is completely combined. transfer to serving platter.
• 11 garnish plate edge with sliced cucumber, lime wedges, and additional whole green onions if desired.