Thai Spicy Basil Fried Rice (30-min. Recipe)
Thai Spicy Basil Fried Rice. This is the best thai chicken fried rice filled with a savoury spicy flavour that totally hits the spot. Perfect for dinner or lunch.
Equipment
Rice Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- 2 cups Thai basil
- 3 red chillies finely chopped
- 2 tsp garlic
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 tbsp avocado oil
- 4 cups jasmine rice cooked
- 3 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- ½ tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Marinade for chicken:
- 1 tsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 2 fried eggs optional
Instructions
- How to make spicy thai basil chicken fried rice
- First marinate your chicken with soy sauce and fish sauce. Set aside.
- Then in a small bowl, crush your red chillies, garlic and salt until it's crushed.
- In a hot pan set over medium high heat, add your avocado oil followed by the chicken. Fry on both sides until mostly cooked.
- Add your crushed chilli with garlic and mix into the chicken.
- Mix in your basil.
- Quickly add in your cooked rice and break it apart.
- Season the rice with oyster sauce, fish sauce, sesame oil, sugar and give it a good mix. Transfer to a serving bowl.
- In the same pan, remove any rice granules with a paper towel. Add some oil and fry as many eggs as desired until crispy along the eggs sunny side up.
- Place egg over top of your rice. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 1709kcalCarbohydrates: 304gProtein: 53gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 2851mgPotassium: 1008mgFiber: 5gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1303IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 176mgIron: 4mg
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