Basil fried rice recipe- How to cook in 20 minutes (best Thai street food)

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Tofu is a plant-based option, while ground pork is often less expensive.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: homemade sauce

Soy sauce reduces calories, and homemade sauce can be made from pantry staples.

basil leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cilantro

Spinach provides similar nutrients, while cilantro is a more affordable herb.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce is lower in calories, and salt is a basic alternative.

Cut chicken breast into thin slices, about one and a half inches long, and marinate with light soy sauce and salt for 30 minutes.

Crush and chop garlic, and chop Thai red chili, removing the stem and seeds.

Grind garlic and chili into a paste using a mortar.

Prepare leftover rice or spread freshly cooked rice on a pan and dry it under a fan for 20 minutes.

Clean and drain basil leaves.

Make the fried rice sauce by mixing oyster sauce, light soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and water.

Heat vegetable oil in a wok over medium heat and crack an egg in the center to fry until the edges bubble.

Remove the egg and pan fry the marinated chicken until golden brown, then remove from the wok.

Add leftover rice to the wok, mixing with oil and breaking up lumps, then stir-fry until the rice pops.

Gradually add the prepared sauce to the rice and mix well.

Remove the rice and add more oil to the wok to sauté garlic and chili.

Add chili flakes and Thai chili paste to the sautéed garlic and chili.

Return the cooked rice to the wok and mix with the chili paste, then add the cooked chicken and basil leaves, stir-frying until basil wilts.

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