Thai Beef Fried Rice

Description

This fried rice is made with ground beef, and is Thai home cooking at its best! Enjoy the delicious flavor that the soy sauce, fish sauce, and fresh tomato bring to this version of fried rice.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 drops sesame oil, or to taste
  • ½ cup diced red bell pepper
  • ¼ cup diced onion
  • 1 finely chopped green onion (white and light green parts)
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ pound cooked and crumbled ground beef
  • ⅓ cup diced fresh tomato
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 wedges lime (Optional)
  • 1 egg, beaten

Instructions

  1. Warm vegetable oil and sesame oil in a wok or large skillet. Add bell pepper
  2. onion
  3. and green onion; cook for 2 minutes. Add ground beef
  4. sprinkle garlic powder over mixture
  5. and cook for 1 minute longer.
  6. Stir in diced tomato
  7. fish sauce
  8. and soy sauce; saute for 2 minutes. Add rice
  9. mix until combined
  10. and cook until heated through
  11. 7 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and squeeze lime wedged over top.
  12. Pour beaten egg into a separate
  13. small pan and let cook for 30 seconds. Lift the edges of the omelet so that any uncooked egg runs under the cooked edges and comes into contact with the hot skillet. Shake and tilt the skillet to move the uncooked egg. Repeat until the top is set
  14. about 4 minutes.
  15. Divide rice into two portions and serve 1/2 of the omelet over each serving.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 2

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