Hey guys! Happy Tasty Tuesday!
Loooong time ago, I spent 3 months working as a tour guide in Thailand. Apart from hard work, partying and loads of fun, I will always remember living in this country because they had THE BEST fried rice ever! I watched them make it thousand times, and then I tried making it myself another thousand times, and still did not come quite as close to the original as I wanted to.
Anyway, today I want to share my fried rice recipe with you – it is as perfect as it gets with me, folks. The recipe for making the rice itself (before you fry it) is by my wonderful husband, and what I do with the leftovers – my own business 🙂 So, here we go!
- 3 small mushrooms
- 2 oz asparagus (about 3 stalks)
- 1 oz leeks
- 2-3 oz green zucchini
- ½ cup jasmine rice
- 1 ½ cups water
- 2-3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Fresh cilantro to garnish
- ½ fresh lime
- Soy sauce and pepper to taste
- Cooking the rice:
- Melt butter in a pan.
- Add rice and stir constantly until it turns white and almost starts popping.
- Add water, reduce heat and simmer covered for about 20 minutes or until the water evaporates.
- While rice is cooking, chop the vegetables.
- Heat olive oil in a wok or a big sauce pan.
- Add vegetables to oil and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add rice, sprinkle soy sauce and pepper on top and cook for another minute stirring constantly.
- Serve with cilantro and ¼ lime.
Give it a try! See if it tastes Thai to you 🙂
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Eat well, guys, and have an awesome week!
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I think it is the lime and cilantro- those two tastes in fried rice or a noodle dish just say Thai to me! Now I’ll be dreaming about Thai food all day.
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I agree! Writing that made me wanna go out for Thai food tonight, too 🙂 I might do that 🙂
yum that looks great! Tour guide in Thailand? So cool
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Those were fun times 🙂