"American Fried Rice" Is a Real Thai Dish!

cooked rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa is more nutritious, while white rice is budget-friendly.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Tofu is a healthier protein option, while chicken thighs are often cheaper than breasts.

For the Fried Chicken: Place chicken, fish sauce, soy sauce, water and white pepper in a zip-top bag and squeeze out as much air as possible. Marinate chicken for 30 minutes and up to overnight, flipping the bag halfway through.

If you want to keep the fried chicken hot while you fry your rice, preheat the oven to 200°F/95°C and you can hold the chicken there once they are fried.

To fry, heat enough oil in a pot to completely cover the chicken (about 2 inches) and bring it to 350°F/175°C. While the oil is heating, transfer the chicken into a mixing bowl and add the cornstarch and flour. Toss until you have a smooth, thin batter, adding more flour if you'd like a thicker coating. When the oil is hot, add the chicken to the oil (don't crowd the pot) and then maintain the frying temperature at about 325°F/165°C. Fry for 8-9 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.

While the chicken is frying, make sunny side up eggs, 1 per person.

For the hot dogs: Once the chicken is done, turn off the heat and immediately drop the hot dogs into the still-hot oil and fry for about 10 seconds just until they 'bloom.' Drain on some paper towel. If you're not frying chicken and you don't want to heat the oil just for the hot dogs, just heat the hot dogs up however you like: blanch, bake, grill or pan fry.

Combine the ketchup, soy sauce, Golden Mountain Sauce and white pepper together in a bowl.

In a wok, heat a little oil over medium heat and add onion, garlic and carrots; cook, stirring constantly, until the onion is translucent.

Add peas, corn and raisins and cook for 30 seconds just to heat them up.

Add the rice and toss briefly with the vegetables, then add the sauce mixture. Turn the heat to high and keep tossing until rice is well coated, pressing any rice lumps with the spatula to break them.

Once the rice is thoroughly coated in the sauce, remove from heat.

Pack the rice tightly into a bowl or another mold of your choice, and unmold it onto a serving plate. Arrange the fried chicken, hot dogs, tomato and cucumber slices around the rice, and place the fried egg on top of the rice. Serve and enjoy!

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