Asian Recipes - Thai Fried Rice with Pork Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp/45 ml vegetable oil

• 1/2 to 3/4 lb/250 to 375 g lean minced pork

• 1/3 cup/75 ml snow peas, sliced

• 1/2-inch/2.5 cm long on the diagonal

• 3 to 5 cups/750 to 1250 ml leftover cooked rice, grains separated

• 4 large eggs

• Salt, sugar, and pepper to taste

• Fresh lettuce leaves, slices of cucumber, tomato wedges, sprigs of fresh coriander and wedges of lime for garnish

Seasoning:

• 2 tbsp/30 ml minced garlic

• 1 to 2 tbsp/15 to 30 ml fish sauce

• 2 tsp/10 ml freshly ground black pepper

Serves 4

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Method:

1. Prepare all ingredients and have at hand.

2. Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat and add the oil. As soon as the oil begins to form a haze, add the minced garlic.

3. When the garlic turns golden, add the minced pork. Stir-fry the pork until it is cooked through and begins to brown.

4. Add the snow peas and fry until they turn bright green. Add the fish sauce and pepper and stir.

5. Add the rice and stir-fry until heated through. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasoning by adding salt, sugar, fish sauce or ground pepper as desired.

6. Turn off the heat. Keep the rice warm while you fry the 4 eggs sunny side up.

7. Serve the fried rice on individual plates with a fried egg and other garnish.