Thai-style rice with chicken

Thai-style rice with chicken is a fragrant and hearty dish that is prepared with the addition of eggs and is one of the popular dishes of Thai cuisine. We will reveal all the subtleties of preparing Thai-style rice with chicken in our step-by-step recipe that will surprise not only you but also your guests with a palette of flavors.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Yield: 5 servings.

Caloric content: 119 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Cuisine: Thai.

Ingredients

• rice – 1 cup;
• chicken fillet – 250 g;
• sweet pepper – 200 g;
• chicken eggs – 2 pcs;
• carrot – 1 pc;
• soy sauce – 2 tbsp;
• lemon or lime juice – 1 tbsp;
• onion (medium) – 2 pcs;
• garlic – 2 cloves (medium size);
• salt and black ground pepper – to taste;
• vegetable oil – 2 tbsp;
• sugar – a pinch;
• sesame seeds – for decoration (optional).

Preparation

1. Prepare the ingredients. First, boil the rice. There is already a recipe on our website for boiling rice. For this dish, the rice should be cooled. Remove the seeds from the sweet pepper, peel the onion and garlic, and peel the carrot. Wash the eggs well under running water and dry them.

2. Chop the two peeled onions into small cubes.

3. Mince the two cloves of garlic finely.

4. Also chop the carrot into small cubes or grate it on a vegetable grater.

5. Cut the sweet pepper lengthwise into strips and then into cubes.

6. Cut the chicken fillet into small pieces.

7. Heat the frying pan, add two tablespoons of vegetable oil and toss in the chopped onion. Stirring slightly, sauté over medium heat for a few minutes.

8. Add the garlic to the onion and sauté for literally 2 minutes.

9. Add the pieces of chicken fillet and sauté together with the onion and garlic for about 2-3 minutes.

10. Add the prepared carrot to the fillet and sauté for about a minute.

11. Then add the sweet pepper. Sauté for another 1-2 minutes.

12. Crack two chicken eggs into the pan with the chicken and mix everything. The eggs should combine well with the vegetables and chicken fillet.

13. Then add the boiled rice, mix, and sauté for another two minutes.

14. Add 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, a pinch of sugar, and salt and black ground pepper to taste. Mix everything.

15. Pour in a tablespoon of lemon juice or lime juice.

16. Mix everything. Taste. If it needs more salt or black ground pepper, then add it. Thai-style rice with chicken is ready. Before serving, garnish with sesame seeds on top. Enjoy your meal.

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