Garlic Fried Rice with Thai Basil
The best of two worlds. This recipe infuses flavors from two cuisines into one. The iconic Filipino garlic fried rice and the flavorful punch of Thai basil.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- 12 cloves garlic minced
- 4 cups jasmine rice cooked the night before
- 2-3 tvsp Golden Mountain seasoning sauce or soy sauce of your choice
- 1 cup Thai basil packed
- 1 tbsp salted butter
- 1 handful bean sprouts
- 2 stalks green onion sliced
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
- In a non-stick medium/large fry pan, set heat to medium-low and add in 4 tbsp vegetable oil.
- Add in minced garlic and fry it slowly, periodically stirring to prevent the garlic bits from sticking to each other.
- When the garlic starts to turn light brown, remove them from the oil using a fine mesh strainer and reserve the oil for use in the fried rice.
- Add the day over rice to the fry pan and using the back of a wooden spatula, break a part any clumps or rice.
- Increase heat to medium-high and toss/stir to incorporate the garlic infused oil.
- Add in reserved fried garlic, Thai basil and toss/stir a few more times to mix evenly.
- Finish with butter
- In the same fry pan, add in remaining 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Crack eggs in one at a time and fry until the edges are crispy brown
- Top each serving with a fried egg and garnish with green onions.
Notes
Note: For best results, make the right the night before and store in the fridge. This allows the rice to dry out a little bit, then the next day when making fried rice, the rice rehydratesgets the that perfect texture and char from the wok or fry pan.