Prawn Fried Rice
Recipe: https://recipestripper.com/recipes/aca49056-6f15-4b9f-8132-ef203f5539bd
Original source: https://www.andy-cooks.com/blogs/recipes/prawn-fried-rice
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This is my 10-minute Thai prawn fried rice with cold jasmine rice, choy sum and a sharp, spicy fish sauce and lime dipping sauce.
Yield: 1
Prep time: PT0H10M
Cook time: PT0H5M
Total time: PT0H15M

Ingredients
- 1 bird’s eye chilli, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- juice of 1 lime
- ¼ tsp sugar
- 10 raw prawns, peeled and deveined
- 3 to 4 stems choy sum, leaves and stems separated
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
- 1 shallot, peeled and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 egg
- 1 cup cooked, cold jasmine rice
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut oil (or another neutral high-smoke-point oil)
- A few cracks of white pepper
- sea salt, to taste
- ½ cucumber, thinly sliced

Instructions
1. [MAKE THE DIPPING SAUCE] Add the sliced chilli, fish sauce, lime juice and sugar to a small bowl. Stir until the sugar dissolves and set aside.
2. [PREP THE FRIED RICE INGREDIENTS] Peel and thinly slice the shallot lengthwise. Peel and finely chop the garlic.
3. [PREP THE FRIED RICE INGREDIENTS] Slice the choy sum stems into 1cm pieces and roughly slice the leafy tops, keeping the stems and leaves separated.
4. [PREP THE FRIED RICE INGREDIENTS] Thinly slice the cucumber for the garnish and set aside.
5. [COOK YOUR FRIED RICE] Heat the wok over high heat until it’s smoking hot. Add the peanut oil and swirl to coat.
6. [COOK YOUR FRIED RICE] Add the shallot and stir-fry for 30 seconds until soft. Add the choy sum stems with a pinch of salt and toss for 1 minute, keeping everything moving in the wok.
7. [COOK YOUR FRIED RICE] Add the garlic and prawns. Toss and cook for 30 to 45 seconds until the prawns turn opaque.
8. [COOK YOUR FRIED RICE] Push everything to one side of the wok. Add a small drizzle of oil to the empty side, crack in the egg and scramble briefly. Toss through the rest of the ingredients once the egg is almost set.
9. [COOK YOUR FRIED RICE] Add the cold rice and toss through until well combined and coated. Break up any clumps as you go.
10. [COOK YOUR FRIED RICE] Add the choy sum leaves, oyster sauce and a few cracks of white pepper. Toss for 30 seconds until the leaves wilt and everything’s mixed through.
11. [SERVE] Tip into a bowl and serve immediately with the sliced cucumber and the dipping sauce alongside.