Best Thai Basil Fried Rice Recipes

THAI SPICY BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a bowl.
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke. Add the garlic and serrano peppers, stirring quickly. Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, onion and oyster sauce mixture; cook until the chicken is no longer pink. Raise heat to high and stir in the chilled rice; stir quickly until the sauce is blended with the rice. Use the back of a spoon to break up any rice sticking together.
• Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves. Garnish with sliced cucumber and cilantro as desired.

THAI SPICY BASIL FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Set aside.
• Spray a wok or large frying pan with olive oil spray and heat over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic and chili (or serrano) peppers and stir fry for 30 seconds.
• Add the red pepper and onion and stir fry until the onion is translucent. If using chicken or beef, add it with the the onion and red pepper. Cook until chicken is done, or beef is about medium.
• Push ingredients in the wok/pan aside and quickly scramble the egg.
• Add the oyster sauce mixture and stir everything together.
• Raise the heat to high and add the chilled rice. Stir until blended with the sauce and other ingredients, breaking up clumps of rice with the back of a spoon.
• Add more soy, oyster, or fish sauce, if necessary (or to taste).
• When everything is blended together and rice is hot, remove from heat and stir in the basil.
• Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

THAI SPICY BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar
• Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke.
• Add the mixture of oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar.
• Stir for a minute or two to heat.
• Add the garlic and Serrano peppers, stirring quickly.
• Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, and onion. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink.
• Raise heat to high and stir in the chilled rice; stir quickly until the sauce is blended with the rice. Use the back of a spoon to break up any rice sticking together.
• Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves.
• Garnish with sliced cucumber and cilantro as desired.

THAI CHICKEN FRIED RICE WITH BASIL - KAO PAD KRAPAO

Steps:

• In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry garlic in oil until golden; then add chilies and chicken and stir-fry until chicken is cooked.
• Add rice, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, and stir-fry, mixing gently.
• When well mixed, add shallots, basil leaves and cilantro; cook another minute or so, and serve.
• If you desire, serve with lime wedges, chile sauce, fish sauce, or soy sauce at the table.

THAI STIR-FRIED RICE NOODLES WITH BASIL AND CHILLIES - KWAY TEOW

Steps:

• Boil the noodles until tender to your liking, then drain and set aside till needed.
• Set up a little system of bowls to help you when you cook.
• Place the garlic in one and the chiles in another.
• Mix the sugar, salt and pepper in a third bowl.
• Mix the fish sauce and the soy sauce in a fourth bowl and keep them all near your wok or frying pan.
• Heat the oil in your pan until nice and hot then add the garlic.
• In about 30 seconds, when it sizzles nicely and starts to turn golden (but before it burns), add the peppers and stand back a little.
• Stir them for 30 seconds or so more until they get really fragrant (you'll know when).
• Add the pork and cook until it browns, breaking up the meat as it lumps.
• Sprinkle in the sugar from the bowl to season the meat, and toss until it is mixed.
• Pour in the fish/soy from its bowl and stir quickly while it thickens just a bit, usually about 1 minute or so.
• Add the rice noodles to the pan and toss and turn them to mix the meat into them, using your tools to break up any spots that may try to clump (add a little oil if they clump badly).
• Stir in about 3/4 of the basil and cook just till it begins to wilt, then add the tomatoes and remove the pan from the heat.
• Mix once, and pour on a serving platter.
• Garnish with the rest of the basil and serve hot, with sambal oelek, or sriracha sauce, if desired.

STIR-FRIED RICE WITH AMARANTH OR RED CHARD AND THAI BASIL

Steps:

• Beat one of the eggs in a bowl and season with a pinch of salt. Prepare remaining ingredients and place in separate bowls within arm's reach of your burner.
• Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or a 12-inch skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates within a second or two when added to the pan. Add 3/4 easpoon of the oil to the wok or pan and swirl to coat the sides. Make sure that bottom wok or pan is coated with oil and add beaten egg, swirling the pan so that egg forms a thin pancake. Cook 30 seconds to a minute, until set. Using a spatula, turn pancake over and cook for 5 to 10 more seconds, until thoroughly set, then transfer to a plate or cutting board. Season to taste. Allow to cool, then roll up or fold in half and cut into strips or just break up with edge of spatula . Repeat with remaining eggs.
• Swirl remaining oil into wok or pan and add garlic and ginger. Stir-fry no more than 10 secods, and add amaranth or chard, and white parts of the scallions. Stir-fry for 2 minutes and add Thai basil; stir together for a few seconds, then add rice. Stir-fry, scooping up the rice with your spatula, then pressing it into the hot wok and scooping it up again, for about 2 minutes. The rice should sear and stick to the sides of the wok. Add soy sauce, sriracha, pepper, green part of the scallions, and eggs and cilantro, stir for about 30 seconds, scraping the rice off the sides of the wok as it sticks. Remove from the heat. Serve hot.

THAI CHICKEN FRIED RICE WITH BASIL - KAO PAD KRAPAO* RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• 1 In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry garlic in oil until golden; then add chilies and chicken and stir-fry until chicken is cooked. 2 Add rice, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, and stir-fry, mixing gently. 3 When well mixed, add shallots, basil leaves and cilantro; cook another minute or so, and serve. 4 If you desire, serve with lime wedges, chile sauce, fish sauce, or soy sauce at the table.

THAI BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Steps:

• Cooking Instructions First, heat the oil in a deep pan or wok over high heat. Wait till the oil starts to smoke. Add crushed garlic and crushed chili peppers Stir quickly (don't let them burn) Then immediately add sliced chicken meat Stir Add oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar Stir until the chicken is cooked through Add already cooked rice Stir quickly until sauces are blended with rice (a couple of minutes) Stir in red bell peppers and keep stirring for few seconds then add basil leaves, Turn the heat off. Garnish with sliced cucumbers and cilantro sprigs. Serve Immediately

THAI BASIL FRIED RICE

Steps:

• First, heat the oil in a deep pan or wok over high heat. Wait till the oil starts to smoke. Add crushed garlic and crushed chili peppers Stir quickly (don't let them burn) Then immediately add sliced chicken meat Stir Add oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar Stir until the chicken is cooked through Add already cooked rice Stir quickly until sauces are blended with rice (a couple of minutes) Stir in red bell peppers and keep stirring for few seconds then add basil leaves, Turn the heat off. Garnish with sliced cucumbers and cilantro sprigs. Serve Immediately

THAI BASIL FRIED RICE RECIPE (W/ STEP BY STEP PHOTOS) - HUNGRY HUY

Steps:

• In a large saute pan, wok, or cast iron pan over medium heat, add the vegetable oil, garlic, and Thai chiles. Cook for about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
• Add the chicken (or other protein) and stir. Cook for about 2 minutes or until the chicken is brown.
• Add the onions and cook for 1 minute or until they begin to slightly turn translucent.
• Move the chicken and onions to the side of the pan. Crack the two eggs into the middle of the pan and use your spatula to stir the eggs until they turn opaque. Stir to combine the scrambled eggs and chicken.
• Pour the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sprinkle the sugar over the chicken mixture until it's thoroughly incorporated.
• Use your hands to sprinkle in the day old rice into the pan, breaking up any chunks. Mix with the spatula. Cook and stir occasionally for about 1-2 minutes.
• Add the Thai basil. Stir and cook for 1 minute or until the basil wilts and releases a sweet aroma. Taste the fried rice and add salt if necessary.
• Serve the fried rice immediately with a side of cucumbers.