Fried Rice with Basil (Khao Pad Krapow)

Recipe Cuisine: Thai
Recipe Category: Thai
Recipe Serves: 2

Recipes Ingredients:

1 Garlic clove; finely chopped
1 sm Bundle long beans
3 sm Fresh red or green chilis
-OR- French/snap beans
-- finely chopped
-- cut into 1/2" pieces
1 c Fresh button mushrooms
1 sm Red or green pepper; diced
-- halved 1/2
ts Sugar
1 sm Onion; chopped
3 tb Light soy sauce
2 c Cooked rice
15 Sweet basil leaves

Recipe Instructions:

In a Wok or frying pan/skillet, heat the oil until a light haze appears. Add the Garlic and chilis and fry until the Garlic is golden brown. Add the mushrooms and onions and stir quickly. Add the cooked Rice and stir thoroughly. Add the long beans, peppers, Sugar and light soy Sauce and stir thoroughly. At the last moment quickly stir in the basil leaves and turn on to a serving dish. Source: Thai Vegetarian Cooking by Vatcharin Bhumichitr Typed for you by Karen Mintzias