Khao Phat Mu (thai Lamb Fried Rice)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/4 cups brown jasmine rice or 1 1/4 cups white jasmine rice
• 8 ounces boneless lamb chops, trimmed
• 3 tablespoons peanut oil or 3 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups mushrooms, chopped
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded sliced thinly (optional)
• 2 scallions, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons thai fish sauce
• 1/2 cup whole cilantro leaf (garnish)
• 1 lime, cut into wedges (garnish)
• 1 medium tomato, sliced thickly (garnish)
• 1/2 medium cucumber, sliced (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 combine rice and water (2 1/2 cups for brown rice; 2 cups for white rice) in a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid; bring to a boil.
• 2 cover, reduce heat to maintain a gentle simmer and cook until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed (40 to 45 minutes for brown rice; 20 minutes for white).
• 3 remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. fluff with a fork, spread the rice on a large baking sheet and let cool at least 15 minutes.
• 4 this can be done up to 2 days prior.
• 5 thinly slice lamb chop crosswise, then cut each slice into long, thin strips about the width of a matchstick. place a large flat-bottom carbon-steel wok over high heat. add 2 tablespoons oil and swirl to coat the pan.
• 6 crack one egg into hot wok and cook until soft-cooked. carefully remove to plate. you can also scramble the egg, if you wish.
• 7 add garlic. cook, stirring, until just starting to change color, about 20 seconds. add the lamb and cook, stirring, until it is no longer pink, about 2 minutes.
• 8 remove the lamb with a slotted spoon to a clean plate. add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the wok. add mushrooms and cook, stirring, until they soften, 2 to 3 minutes.
• 9 sprinkle in the cooked rice and stir-fry, tossing and then pressing it against the hot wok, then tossing and pressing again, until all the rice has been exposed to the hot wok, about 1 minute.
• 10 add scallions, fish sauce and the cooked lamb and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• 11 transfer the fried rice to a platter. top with soft cooked fried egg. if serving individually, top each serving with one fried egg soft cooked. garnish with cilantro leaves, lime wedges, thick-cut tomato slices, and cucumber slices.