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Marion Grasby's Thai Spicy Chilli and Basil Fried Rice

Name: Marion Grasby's Thai Spicy Chilli and Basil Fried Rice
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 3 birds eye chillies; 1/4 cup oyster sauce; 1 tbs chinese light soy sauce; 1 tbs fish sauce; 1 tsp white sugar; 1 tbs sunflower oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 450g uncooked king prawns, peeled, deveined, cut in half lengthwise; 3 cups cooked long-grain rice, day old; 2 cups holy basil leaves, plus extra to serve; extra basil, to serve; lime wedges; 3 tbs fish sauce; 2 long red chillies, thinly sliced

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

May 01, 2019

Fresh and flavoursome, this warming dish will shake up your mid-week meal roster.

4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 birds eye chillies
1/4 cup oyster sauce
1 tbs chinese light soy sauce
1 tbs fish sauce
1 tsp white sugar
1 tbs sunflower oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
450g uncooked king prawns, peeled, deveined, cut in half lengthwise
3 cups cooked long-grain rice, day old
2 cups holy basil leaves, plus extra to serve
extra basil, to serve
lime wedges

Chilli-fish sauce

3 tbs fish sauce
2 long red chillies, thinly sliced

Method

1.

For the chilli-fish sauce, combine the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside
2.

To make a garlic-chilli paste, pound the garlic and chillies with a mortar and pestle to a rough paste. Set aside.
3.

For the stir-fry sauce, combine the oyster sauce, soy sauce, sh sauce and sugar in a small bowl. Set aside.
4.

Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add onion, stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, add garlic-chilli paste, stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, then add prawn and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes until just cooked.
5.

Add rice and the stir-fry sauce and stir-fry until combined and rice is evenly coloured. Add holy basil, toss through, then remove rice from the heat.
6.

Divide fried rice among serving plates and sprinkle with extra holy basil. Serve with lime wedges and chilli-fish sauce.