Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1/3 chopped white onion
- 6 chopped peeled medium shrimp
- 1½ cups (300g) cold cooked rice (1 or 2 days old is best)
- 1 egg
- ½ tablespoon oyster sauce
- ½ tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon palm sugar or white sugar (optional)
- Thai fish sauce, to taste
- 2 chopped green onions (spring onions)
To Serve
- Lime wedges
- Chili sauce
Method
- Heat a wok on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of oil to it.
- Now add the garlic and white onion, and cook for 15 seconds.
- Add the shrimp and fry for 30 seconds.
- Add about 1/3 of the rice, and stir fry it for 10 seconds.
- Push the rice up the sides of the wok and crack the egg into the middle.
- Stir the egg for a few seconds, then mix it into the rice for 20 seconds.
- Add another 1/3 of the rice and stir well, then add the rest of the rice and mix.
- Stir in the oyster sauce, soy sauce and a pinch of sugar too, if liked.
- Add some fish sauce to taste (a little goes a long way so a few drops should be enough).
- Cook for another 30 seconds or until the veggies are crisp-tender.
- Add the green onions and cook, stirring, for 15 seconds, until just warmed through.
- Serve with lime slices and chili sauce on the side.
Notes
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