Thai prawn fried rice

Thai prawn fried rice

This delicious Asian supper is faster, healthier and cheaper than a takeaway - ready in a super-quick 20 minutes

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan on a medium heat. Pour in the egg, tilt the pan so it forms a thin omelette and cook for about 1 min until set. Tip out onto a chopping board, roll up, then slice into ribbons. Set aside.
  2. Heat the curry paste with 1 tbsp water until hot, then tip in the rice, stir to break up and toss to coat.
  3. Add the prawns and beans, and heat through. Add the lime juice and fish sauce, then stir though the egg strips. Serve the fried rice in bowls with extra lime wedges and fish sauce. Scatter with some sliced cucumber, chilli and coriander leaves, if you like.

PER SERVING

401 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 61g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 2.39 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2011.

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  • 12 December 2011

    Yvonne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yum yum! Nice and tasty for a quick midweek meal.

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  • 13 December 2011

    Martinka rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Spot on recipe of the day as I had cooked too much rice the day before, and for some reason took prawns out of freezer previous night. It tasted surprisingly well with the cucumber and I did not have any green beans, but added sliced spring onions which added some flavours. I cooked the prawns little bit with garlic too. Will do again.

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  • 15 December 2011

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was really quick to make and tasted lovely. I used peas instead of green beans. Tasted great with some chilli sauce. Very generous portions too.

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  • 10 January 2012

    absco rated this recipe

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  • 19 April 2012

    tamz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This dish tasted great, and the fact it was healthy was a bonus. I cooked the chilli with it rather than adding it after and this gave it a nice kick, but it wasn't too spicy.

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  • 25 May 2012

    CoraSingapore rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Nice. More pop star than rock star but it's ok. Also popped in a few super snaps, baby corn, beansprouts, enoki mushrooms, coriander and used brown rice. Tasty and will probably make again.

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  • 11 June 2012

    rdrum rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    yummy but very filling. good if you need to carb up!

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  • 14 June 2012

    Becstick rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was fantastic and oh so simple to make (I replaced the beans with frozen peas and didn't bother to defrost them), thumbs up!

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  • 03 July 2012

    Jemjowhite rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Super quick and super tasty- I used chilli and coriander prawns and tilda coconut and chilli rice which only added to the pleasure. Will definitely make this one again soon.

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  • 17 July 2012

    yumyum rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    It's a good recipe, quick and simple - really depends on the quality of the curry paste used though! I recommend going the extra length of getting something authentic Thai as opposed to supermarket versions.

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  • 19 July 2012

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was good but not amazing. I think the prawn laksa on this site is far better and uses similar ingredients. I used peas instead of beans but otherwise stuck to the recipe. Might do again but in no mad rush to do so.

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  • 10 August 2012

    emma_danielle rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was really nice and quick and easy! Used onion and red pepper instead of the green beans and cucumber.

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  • 30 September 2012

    Cath commented on this recipe

    Even my fish sauce hating partner loved this. Really quick and simple.

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  • 30 September 2012

    Audiofrog rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Not sure if I did something wrong on this recipe but I found it bland and very dry. Won't make again.

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  • 13 December 2012

    Raven rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This is quick and simple, especially if you have leftover rice to use up but nothing special. The children liked it but neither said it was a make again.

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  • 07 January 2013

    wemwom rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Deliciousness! I used a mix of mange tout and green beans, chopped up a little chilli to give it a kick, and used brown rice instead. Excellent little tummy filler.

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  • 20 January 2013

    Lexy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this to go with a thai red curry, was perfect. Really delicious. Would be great on it's own too, will be making again for sure!

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  • 15 March 2013

    claire rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was nice, simple to make and tasted good. Was also nice to eat cold the next day.

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  • 29 March 2013

    lorsydors rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was a great dish, easy to make but with huge flavour

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    24 April 2013

    Lel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious, easy and cheap to make. I have cooked this dish countless times and is now my flatmate's favourite meal of choice when it's my turn to cook!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 1-2 tbsp red Thai curry paste
  • 800g leftover cooked rice (275g uncooked)
  • 300g frozen peeled prawns , defrosted
  • 175g frozen sliced green beans , defrosted
  • juice 1 lime , plus extra wedges to serve
  • 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce , plus extra to serve
  • shredded cucumber, sliced red chilli and coriander leaves, to garnish (optional)
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PER SERVING

401 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 61g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 1g, sugar 1g, salt 2.39 g

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