The recipe for Kao pad, Thai fried rice

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THEINGREDIENTS FOR 2 PORTIONS OF THAI FRIED RICE:
3 cups (about 120 g) Thai or basmati rice
1 clove of garlic
1 egg
100 g chicken (or other meat to taste)
1/4 of an onion
1 spring onion
1 organic lime
coriander
various vegetables cut into small cubes (carrots or corn cobs to be sautéed first), optional
3 tablespoons corn oil
salt.
For the sauce:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon of sugar.

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Method

The day before, or at least a few hours before, cook the rice. Rinse it in plenty of water two or three times. Drain it and pour it into a medium-small saucepan with a thick bottom.

Add water to a height of one phalanx above the level of the rice (it must therefore exceed the level of the rice by approximately 2 cm). Close with the lid and light the flame. Cook until the water is completely absorbed: It will take about 10-15 minutes.

“Kao pad”, Thai fried rice. Recipe and photos by Vatinee Suvimol, taken from “Oriente” (Gribaudo).

In a bowl, combine the ingredients for the sauce and mix. Set aside. In a wok or pan, heat the oil over high heat, add the chopped garlic and onion and the spring onion cut into slices, brown and add the chicken previously cut into strips. Add the egg, breaking it with a ladle.

If you have chosen to add vegetables, add them to the wok too, after having cleaned them and cut them into cubes; pour a spoonful of sauce and mix.

Add the rice and add the rest of the sauce. Continue to cook, stirring, always on a high heat, and add salt if necessary. Serve with lime and coriander if desired.

“Orient. A journey through the most loved recipes of Asian cuisine” by Vatinee Suvimol (Gribaudo).

From East to West

Lawyer and food blogger, Vatinee Suvimol she was born in Thailand, has lived halfway around the world and chose Italy: she lives in Bergamo. Also his new, beautiful book Orient (Gribaudo) is cosmopolitan, a tour of the magnificent cuisines of Asia.

The decor idea

Two ceramic cups, let’s call them bowls, which if it weren’t exotic would be Liberty. And then the fried rice that looks like a dandelion, so composed as to leave the scene to the decoration. Have we ever plated like this? We can always try.

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