Name: Thai ‘Railway’ Fried Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 small onion, sliced; 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 1 tomato, cut into wedges; 1 handful (about 1/3 cup) of sliced cabbage; 3 cups cooked rice (see my recipe here); 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; ½ tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp white sugar; ¼ tsp ground white pepper; 3 eggs, lightly whisked; 2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander; 2 tbsp finely sliced spring onion; sliced cucumber, to serve; wedge of lime, to serve; Chilli fish sauce ‘Prik Nam Pla’:; 4 tbsp fish sauce; 1 birds’ eye chilli, finely sliced; squeeze of lime

Thai ‘Railway’ Fried Rice

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Old-school recipes are classic for a reason: they’re delicious! This fried rice is traditional but full-on tasty, and is also ideal when you’re on a budget.

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Thai ‘Railway’ Fried Rice

PREP TIME

15 minutes

COOK TIME

5 minutes

SERVES

Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 small onion, sliced

4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

1 tomato, cut into wedges

1 handful (about 1/3 cup) of sliced cabbage

3 cups cooked rice (see my recipe here)

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp white sugar

¼ tsp ground white pepper

3 eggs, lightly whisked

2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander

2 tbsp finely sliced spring onion

sliced cucumber, to serve

wedge of lime, to serve

Chilli fish sauce ‘Prik Nam Pla’:

4 tbsp fish sauce

1 birds’ eye chilli, finely sliced

squeeze of lime

Steps

For the chilli fish sauce, combine the ingredients in a small bowl.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir-fry for 20 seconds. Add the tomato and stir-fry for half a minute or until the tomato just starts to break down. Add the cabbage and stir-fry for 20 seconds to wilt slightly.
Now add the rice, fish sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir-fry until the rice is evenly coated and heated through. Then push the rice to one side of the pan. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil into the empty side. Pour the egg into the oil. Use your spatula to spread it out as it cooks. When just set, toss the rice and egg together. Turn the heat off and toss through the coriander and spring onion.
Serve with the cucumber, lime wedge and chilli fish sauce.

15-minute meals Easy weeknight dinners Fried rice Kid-friendly Rice Serves 2 Street food Thai cuisine

Thai ‘Railway’ Fried Rice

Old-school recipes are classic for a reason: they’re delicious! This fried rice is traditional but full-on tasty, and is also ideal when you’re on a budget.
PREP TIME	15 minutes
COOK TIME	5 minutes
SERVES	2

Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 small onion, sliced

4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

1 tomato, cut into wedges

1 handful (about 1/3 cup) of sliced cabbage

3 cups cooked rice (see my recipe here)

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

½ tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp white sugar

¼ tsp ground white pepper

3 eggs, lightly whisked

2 tbsp roughly chopped coriander

2 tbsp finely sliced spring onion

sliced cucumber, to serve

wedge of lime, to serve

Chilli fish sauce ‘Prik Nam Pla’:

4 tbsp fish sauce

1 birds’ eye chilli, finely sliced

squeeze of lime

Steps

For the chilli fish sauce, combine the ingredients in a small bowl.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil in a wok over high heat. Add the onion and garlic and stir-fry for 20 seconds. Add the tomato and stir-fry for half a minute or until the tomato just starts to break down. Add the cabbage and stir-fry for 20 seconds to wilt slightly.
Now add the rice, fish sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Stir-fry until the rice is evenly coated and heated through. Then push the rice to one side of the pan. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil into the empty side. Pour the egg into the oil. Use your spatula to spread it out as it cooks. When just set, toss the rice and egg together. Turn the heat off and toss through the coriander and spring onion.
Serve with the cucumber, lime wedge and chilli fish sauce.

Eugenia

November 11, 2022

So yummy

This is the best fried rice I ever tried. A true explosion of flavours!

Bob

July 25, 2022

New Favorite Fried Rice Recipe

This is so good! It’s a dead ringer for the fried rice I got at hole in the wall places in Lowell, MA when I was living there (surprisingly large Southeast Asian population, tons of Southeast Asian food). Tried adding some sliced squid and it went really well, too!

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