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American Fried Rice (Khao Phad American)

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
Ketchup is tart and lime juice is tart. If you use more than one tablespoon of ketchup (for added color or simply because you like ketchup), the juice of one whole lime might be excessive. 
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 12 minutes
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4 people
American fried rice (served here with hotdogs and SPAM slices), a Thai invention
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 2 shallots peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ¼ cup finely sliced scallions
  • ⅓ cup raisins
  • 4 cups cooked rice day-old jasmine rice is recommended
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup you may use more
  • juice of one lime

Instructions
 

  • Heat the cooking oil in a wok or frying pan.
  • Saute the shallots, garlic and scallions until aromatic.
  • Add the raisins and toss around until heated through.
  • Turn up the heat and dump in the rice and stir to break up lumps.
  • Season the rice with soy sauce, fish sauce and ketchup. Stir fry until the rice is heated through.
  • Drizzle in lime juice (start with the juice from half). Stir well. Taste. Adjust the seasonings.
  • Serve the fried rice with fried egg and whatever American food you like. Hotdogs, fried chicken, bacon and SPAM are popular choices.
Keyword fried rice