Wednesday, February 23, 2011

My Attempt at Thai Fried Rice

Gina's Skinny Recipes site (http://www.skinnytaste.com/) makes me drool when I go through it looking for recipes. I love her site because she lists WW PointsPlus for each recipe and includes pictures. Her thai friend rice recipe was no exception to the drool rule. Look at that!


But... I didn't have the necessary ingredients and subbing things in didn't really work. Add the fact that I didn't cook the jasmine rice right (How DO you get rice to be dry and not sticky??) and you get something that turns out suspiciously like the chicken fried rice I made about a month ago. Oh well. I'm willing to try again if I can get my hands on some fish sauce and thai chili peppers and also learn how to make the rice not be so (hate this word) moist.

Here's the recipe anyway as I 'interpreted' it. (Click this link http://www.skinnytaste.com/2008/09/thai-fried-rice-575-pts.html  for the actual recipe that should be followed):

(Yeah, not exactly the same look as Gina's, huh? Why is it so pale?)

Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/4th Points+: 8 pts
Calories: 320.8 • Fat: 7.0 g Carb: 43.9 g Fiber: 2.5 g Protein: 20.2 g

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz chicken breast, cut in small cubes
  • 3 cups jasmine rice, cooked
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 scallions, chopped
  • 3 egg whites, scrambled
  • 1 whole egg, scrambled
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • 4 tsp vegetable oil
  • 4 tsp soy sauce (or more to taste)
  • 2 tsp fish stir fry sauce (found at the seafood counter where Old Bay is found)
  • Dash of lemon juice (I read that this plus soy sauce mimics fish sauce taste)
  • salt and pepper
Instructions:
Prepare rice ahead of time according to package instructions. Gina says that it's best if it's made slightly on the dry side, but not sure how to make that happen.

Heat a wok on a high flame. Meanwhile, season chicken with salt and pepper. When the wok is very hot, add 2 tsp oil. When the oil gets hot, add the chicken and cook on high a few minutes, tossing so that its browns all over. (Oops, didn't brown it) Remove chicken from wok and set aside, add the eggs and salt and cook a minute or two until done. Set aside.

Add the remaining oil to the wok and add the onion, scallions and garlic. Saute 1 minute, add tomatoes and stir in all the rice. Add soy sauce, lemon juice and fish stir fry sauce and stir to mix all the ingredients. Keep stirring a few minutes, then add egg and chicken back to the wok. Adjust soy sauce if needed and stir well another 30 seconds.

4 comments:

  1. The only way I can get rice to cook properly is to use a rice cooker. I got one as a shower gift and it works great! Otherwise I end up with sticky rice that Andy won't eat.

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  2. Hey Myrle..... she has a Thai FRIEND rice recipe? Does that mean her Thai friend made it? ;) I'm sorry, I HAD to point this out since I'm usually the one on the other side of things! :) Love you!

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  3. HAHAHA!!! I'm so not changing that now. I didn't even notice. I'm snorting from laughing. You got me, Myrle Strip. Well played indeed. ;p

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  4. Great blog! How can we reach you with questions?

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