Fried rice with prawns (Khao Pad Goong)

Name: Fried rice with prawns (Khao Pad Goong)
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 180 g/6 oz peeled prawns (shrimp); 2–3 Thai bird’s eye chillies, chopped; 1 tbsp nam pla (fish sauce); 1 tbsp light soy sauce; a good pinch of sugar; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz/41⁄2 cups cooked rice (about 240 g/81⁄2 oz/11⁄3 cups uncooked rice); 1⁄2 onion, peeled and finely sliced; 1 spring onion (scallion), green part only, sliced; a good grinding of white pepper; fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish; cucumber slices, to serve; lime wedges, to serve

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Fried rice is one of the great comfort dishes – it’s filling, soothing and satisfying

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Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
180 g/6 oz peeled prawns (shrimp)
2–3 Thai bird’s eye chillies, chopped
1 tbsp nam pla (fish sauce)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
a good pinch of sugar
500 g/1 lb 2 oz/41⁄2 cups cooked rice (about 240 g/81⁄2 oz/11⁄3 cups uncooked rice)
1⁄2 onion, peeled and finely sliced
1 spring onion (scallion), green part only, sliced
a good grinding of white pepper
fresh coriander (cilantro) leaves, to garnish
cucumber slices, to serve
lime wedges, to serve