Thai Shrimp Paste Fried Rice – Khao Kluk Kapi
Shrimp-paste fried rice with sweet pork and fresh garnishes
- Prep
- 25 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Serves
- 4
- Heat
- medium
This old-school Thai rice dish surrounds intensely savory shrimp-paste rice with sweet pork, green mango, egg, lime and chile.
Ingredients
- 4 cups cold jasmine rice
- 1.5 tbsp shrimp paste
- 8 oz pork belly
- 2 tbsp palm sugar
- 1 green mango
- 2 eggs
Directions
- Simmer pork with palm sugar and fish sauce until glossy and tender.
- Fry shrimp paste in oil, then add cold rice and toss until evenly seasoned.
- Make a thin omelet and slice into ribbons.
- Julienne green mango and slice shallot, lime and chile.
- Plate rice with sweet pork, egg and fresh garnishes arranged around it.