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Authentic Thai Shrimp Fried Rice (Khao Pad Goong)

groups1 servingspeedEasycountertopsPrep: 10 minsskilletCook: 5 minsscheduleTotal: 15 minsoutdoor_grillStir-frylocal_fire_departmentMedium
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7 Steps Total
01
Preparation
00:00:53

Pour 3 tbsp fish sauce into a small sauce bowl. Stem and finely slice 5 Thai chilies, then add them to the fish sauce. Squeeze in juice from 0.5 lime and mix well with a spoon until chilies are submerged.

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Avoid touching your eyes or face after cutting chilies, as the chili juice will cause severe burning.

Ingredients:fish sauce (3 tbsp)Thai chili (5 piece)lime (0.5 piece)
Tools:chef's knifesauce bowlCutting board
02
Preparation
00:01:16
warningStay safe

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap after peeling raw shrimp to prevent bacterial cross-contamination.

Peel 10 raw shrimp by twisting off the head and peeling away body shells, keeping the tail shell attached.

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Keep tails attached so shrimp retain their shape and visual appeal during high-heat stir-frying.

Ingredients:tiger prawns (10 piece)
Tools:Plate
03
Preparation
00:01:28

Peel and coarsely mince 2 cloves garlic. Slice 0.5 white onion into thin wedges. Chop 3 green onions finely. Slice 1 Chinese broccoli leaf in half lengthwise, then cross-cut into 1 cm wide strips.

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Keep chopped green onions separated from Chinese broccoli and white onion, as they enter the wok at different cooking stages.

Ingredients:GarlicWhite oniongreen onionChinese broccoli
Tools:chef's knifeCutting board
04
Active Cooking
00:02:18
warningStay safe

Stand slightly back when adding garlic to avoid being splashed by sizzling hot oil.

Heat wok over high heat and pour in 1 tbsp oil. Once oil is piping hot, add minced garlic and stir-fry for 15 seconds until sizzling and fragrant. Toss in 10 prepared shrimp and stir-fry continuously for 30 seconds until shrimp turn bright pinkish-orange.

local_fire_departmentHigh heat, 45 seconds
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Keep stirring continuously so garlic does not burn and turn bitter in the hot oil.

Ingredients:oil (1 tbsp)Garlic (2 clove)tiger prawns
Tools:wok spatulawok
05
Active Cooking
00:02:33

Add half of the cooked rice (0.75 cup) to the wok and stir-fry for 15 seconds until the rice turns slightly pinkish-orange from absorbing shrimp oils. Push rice and shrimp to one side of wok, crack 1 egg into empty space, swirl slightly with spatula, then scramble and mix egg thoroughly into rice and shrimp until egg is fully set.

local_fire_departmentHigh heat, 35 seconds
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Allow egg to set briefly in the hot clear space before folding into rice to prevent mushy rice grains.

Ingredients:cooked white rice (cold, day-old) (0.75 cup)Egg (1 piece)
Tools:wok spatulawok
06
Active Cooking
00:02:54

Toss in remaining half of cooked rice (0.75 cup). Add 0.5 tbsp soy sauce, 0.5 tbsp oyster sauce, and 0.25 tsp sugar. Stir-fry vigorously for 15 seconds. Add sliced Chinese broccoli and white onion wedges, stir-frying for 30 seconds until vegetables soften slightly. Scatter chopped green onions and toss for 5 seconds.

local_fire_departmentHigh heat, 50 seconds
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Do not overcook the Chinese broccoli and onion

they should remain crisp and vivid green

Ingredients:cooked white rice (cold, day-old) (0.75 cup)soy sauce (0.5 tbsp)oyster sauce (0.5 tbsp)sugar (0.25 tsp)Chinese broccoli (1 leaf)White onion (0.5 piece)green onion (3 piece)
Tools:wok spatulawok
07
Active Cooking
00:03:21
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Use oven mitts or cloth towels when tipping hot wok to pour food onto the plate to avoid skin burns.

Transfer fried rice from wok onto a serving plate. Slice remaining 0.5 lime into a wedge and place beside fried rice. Sprinkle 0.25 tsp ground white pepper over rice. Serve immediately alongside the prepared Prik Nam Pla sauce bowl.

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Serve immediately while steaming hot for optimal texture and aroma.

Ingredients:lime (0.5 piece)ground white pepper (0.25 tsp)
Tools:serving plate

groceryAll Ingredients

tiger prawns10 piece
cooked white rice (cold, day-old)1.5 cup
Garlic2 clove
White onion0.5 piece
green onion3 piece
Chinese broccoli1 leaf
Egg1 piece
fish sauce3 tbsp
Thai chili5 piece
lime1 piece
soy sauce0.5 tbsp
oyster sauce0.5 tbsp
sugar0.25 tsp
oil1 tbsp
ground white pepper0.25 tsp

blenderAll Tools Needed

chef's knifesauce bowlCutting boardPlatewok spatulawokserving plate