Thai Tomato Fried Rice. Thai fried rice ingredients include fish sauce, scallions, and garnishes of cucumber, tomato, cilantro, and lime wedges. I've altered this recipe to use up leftover mushrooms, broccoli, onion, zucchini, bell peppers, snow peas, mango, pineapple, and even squash (on a particularly adventurous day). Thai fried rice includes only the aromatic onion, garlic, and peppers, with thinly sliced tomatoes sometimes being added to the mix.
For a truly authentic experience, serve Thai Fried Rice simply with plain wedges of tomato and slices of cucumber. This is just how Thai Fried Rice is served in Thailand! My favourite way to serve it at home is with Chicken Satay and Thai Fish Cakes. You can have Thai Tomato Fried Rice using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Thai Tomato Fried Rice
- You need 1/2 cup of Thai curry paste.
- You need 2 cups of rice.
- You need 350 g of diced skinned chicken breast.
- You need 1/3 cup of pasta sauce.
- You need 2-3 tbsp of amino soy / soy sauce.
- You need 3 of eggs.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of neutral flavoured oil.
These are dishes usually served as starters at Thai. This dish is loosely based on Thailand's ubiquitous fried rice dish, kao pad Usually some kind of animal protein accompanies the rice — squid, crabmeat, ham, chicken, whatever the cook has on hand My version relies instead on tofu and vegetables; the most important ingredients are the rice itself, the garlic and the fish sauce This Thai fried rice is called American fried rice (Khao Pad American) in Thailand, because it uses ingredients that are considered American, like ketchup and bacon. It is very popular in Thailand and easy to make. All ingredients should be prepped in advance cause once you start frying the rice, it goes fast.
Thai Tomato Fried Rice step by step
- Add 2 tbsp oil and fry the thai curry paste on medium heat for 7 mins. It should not burn or brown TOO much..
- Add to it, diced chicken, stir and flip to coat. Let it cook on low for 10-15 minutes for the water to evaporate. Keep tossing and stirring a few times during cooking..
- Add add pasta sauce and continue to cook till the mixture is thick. Then add fluffed up chilled rice. Stir in amino soy / soy sauce..
- Stir and TOSS rice frequently and let it fry for 2-3 minutes and repeat again 4 times..
- Push the fried rice gently to one side and add 1 tbsp oil while tilting the pan so the oil stays away from the rice. Let tbe oil heat up.
- Whisk the eggs gently and pour them where the hot oil is and fry like as if you're making an omelet..
- Just as the omelet is done, tear it up with a spoon or chop stick. Once the egg has cooked completely, stir and flip it together with the fried rice..
- Fry for 1-2 minutes and plate them. You can add scalions and chinese parsley with lime wedges..
Tomato Egg Fried rice is a great way to use leftover cooked rice while helping your family get their daily serving of vegetables. The tomatoes lend a robust flavor to a quick and easy side dish, while the rice provides needed amino acids and complex carbohydrates. Thai Tomato Fried Rice step by step. It should not burn or brown TOO much. Add to it, diced chicken, stir and flip to coat.