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American fried rice (khao phad American)
Ketchup is tart and lime juice is tart. If you use more than one tablespoon of ketchup (for added color or simply because you like ketchup), the juice of one whole lime might be excessive.
Course
Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine
Thai
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
7
minutes
minutes
Total Time
12
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Author
Connie Veneracion
Ingredients
2
tablespoons
cooking oil
2
shallots
peeled and finely chopped
1
tablespoon
minced garlic
¼
cup
finely sliced scallions
⅓
cup
raisins
4
cups
cooked rice
day-old jasmine rice is recommended
2
tablespoons
soy sauce
1
tablespoon
fish sauce
1
tablespoon
ketchup
you may use more
juice of one lime
Instructions
Heat the cooking oil in a wok or frying pan.
Saute the shallots, garlic and scallions until aromatic.
Add the raisins and toss around until heated through.
Turn up the heat and dump in the rice and stir to break up lumps.
Season the rice with soy sauce, fish sauce and ketchup. Stir fry until the rice is heated through.
Drizzle in lime juice (start with the juice from half). Stir well. Taste. Adjust the seasonings.
Serve the fried rice with fried egg and whatever American food you like. Hotdogs, fried chicken, bacon and SPAM are popular choices.