Basil Fried Rice
Basil Fried Rice is a delicious Thai-takeout style fried rice recipe. Easy to customise and made in under 20 minutes!
Servings 4
Calories 620kcal
Equipment
- Wok
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 4-5 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1- inch piece ginger finely chopped
- 1 cup Chopped bell pepper I used red and green bell pepper
- 1 cup Thai Basil roughly chopped or whole
- 2 eggs
- 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Fish Sauce
- 1 tbsp hot sauce Preferably use Sriracha
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 3 cups cooked jasmine rice cold or at room temperature
Instructions
- Cook the jasmine rice in advance and keep it in the refrigerator to cool for at least 1 hour. You could make it a day ahead and refrigerate as well. Make sure the rice is chilled before using.
- Add all the sauces to a bowl, mix together and keep aside for later.
- Break the eggs in a small bowl, whisk and keep aside.
- Heat the wok on the stovetop until it is very hot. Add the sesame oil, followed by the garlic and ginger. Saute on high heat for a couple of minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the chopped bell pepper and saute on high heat for a couple of minutes. If adding additional ingredients such as shrimp or meat, add it now and cook on high heat for a few minutes.
- Add the Thai Basil leaves and immediately move all the ingredients to the side. Add the eggs and stir to scramble them.
- As soon as the eggs are cooked, add the sauces and mix.
- Lower the heat to medium and add the cooked and cooled Jasmine rice. Mix well to combine. The rice should be well coated with the rest of the ingredients.
- Garnish with chopped green onions, more basil leaves and optionally, sesame seeds. Serve hot.
Notes
- For a vegan version, replace eggs with a slurry made with cornstarch and cold water, skip fish sauce, replace oyster sauce with vegetarian oyster sauce (made with mushrooms)
- You can add more protein of your choice such as shrimp, shredded chicken, tofu – as per your preference Thai basil is an essential ingredient for making authentic Thai-takeout style fried rice.
- You can replace it with regular basil but the taste will not be the same
Nutrition
Calories: 620kcal | Carbohydrates: 122g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 979mg | Potassium: 321mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1602IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg