Fried rice with basil and chiles (khao pad krapow)
2 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garlic clove; finely chopped | |
| 3 | smalls | Fresh chiles; finely chopped |
| 1 | cup | Fresh button mushrooms; halved |
| 1 | small | Onion; chopped |
| 2 | cups | Cooked rice |
| 1 | small | Bundle long beans -OR- French/snap beans; cut into 1/2\" pieces |
| 1 | small | Red or green pepper; diced |
| ½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 3 | tablespoons | Light soy sauce |
| 15 | larges | Sweet basil leaves |
Directions
In a wok or frying pan/skillet, heat the oil until a light haze appears.
Add the garlic and chiles and fry until the garlic is golden brown. Add the mushrooms and onions and stir quickly. Add the cooked rice and stir thoroughly. Add the long beans, peppers, sugar and light soy sauce and stir thoroughly. At the last moment quickly stir in the basil leaves and turn on to a serving dish.
Source: _Thai Vegetarian Cooking_ by Vatcharin Bhumichitr Typed for you by Karen Mintzias
Posted to CHILE-HEADS DIGEST by rain@... (Rain) on Dec 30, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.