The Food Matters Cookbook': Spicy Fried Rice with Bean Sprouts, Chicken, and Peanuts

Name: The Food Matters Cookbook': Spicy Fried Rice with Bean Sprouts, Chicken, and Peanuts
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 710 milliliters bean sprouts; 1 carrot, chopped; 118 milliliters coconut milk; 473 milliliters cooked long-grain brown rice, preferably chilled; 1 egg; 118 milliliters chopped fresh basil, preferably Thai; 1 Tbsp minced garlic, or to taste; 1 small or more small fresh hot green chiles (preferably Thai), seeded and sliced; 4 servings Lime wedges; 2 Tbsps nam pla (fish sauce); 59 milliliters chopped peanuts; 4 servings Salt and black pepper; 118 milliliters sliced scallions; 227 grams boneless, skinless chicken breast or thighs, cut into pieces of the same size; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil

The Food Matters Cookbook': Spicy Fried Rice with Bean Sprouts, Chicken, and Peanuts might be just the Chinese recipe you are searching for. For $1.83 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 22g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 433 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. A mixture of peanuts, salt and pepper, coconut milk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the cooked brown rice you could follow this main course with the Breakfast Rice Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Put 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over high heat. When it’s hot, add the scallions, carrot, and bean sprouts and cook, stirring occasionally, until they soften and begin to brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Lower the heat if the mixture threatens to scorch.

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Bean Sprouts

Green Onions

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Transfer the vegetables to a bowl with a slotted spoon.

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Vegetable

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Add another tablespoon of the oil to the pan, followed by the chicken pieces; cook, stirring occasionally, over high heat until the chicken is no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Chicken Pieces

Whole Chicken

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Add to the bowl with the vegetables, leaving as much oil in the pan as possible.

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Put the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet, followed by the garlic. About 15 seconds later, begin to add the rice, a bit at a time, breaking up any clumps with your fingers and stirring it into the oil. When all the rice is added, make a well in its center and break the egg into it; scramble it a bit, then incorporate it into the rice.

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Garlic