Crab Fried Rice

5 from 2 votes

This Thai Crab fried rice is an easy and mouth–watering recipe packed with succulent crab meat, fragrant jasmine rice, and aromatic spices.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Thai

Diet: Low Calorie, Low Fat

Servings:

Calories: 384kcal

Author: Clara

Ingredients

4 oz Crab meat
¼ cup Jasmine Rice (Uncooked)
1 clove Garlic
0.25 Shallot
1 tablespoon Fish sauce
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 Egg
Cilantro (For garnish)
Scallions (For garnish)
3 slices Cucumbers (For garnish)
Lime Juice

Instructions

Cook the rice – Prepare the rice according to the package instructions. You would have ideally prepared the rice the night before, or at least a few hours before planning to eat for the optimal rice texture. Set in the fridge to harden.
Prepare the ingredients – Gather the remaining ingredients. Mince the garlic and shallots and slice the mushroom. You can also add additional vegetables if you’d like.
Sauté the aromatics – Spray a large skillet or hot wok with cooking spray and add in the minced garlic, shallots, and mushrooms. Sauté until the the garlic is aromatic and the vegetables have softened, about 2-3 minutes.
Add the rice – Once the aromatics are ready, mix in the rice and stir until everything is mixed together thoroughly.
Cook the crab – Add the crab meat into the skillet and stir often. Cook for about 1-2 minutes, then add in the fish sauce and sugar along with the rice. Mix everything together thoroughly.
Add the egg – Move the rice mixture to the sides of the skillet and crack an egg in the other side of the pan. Wait until the egg whites begin to look opaque, then break the scrambled egg into pieces and mix in with thoroughly with the fried rice.
Garnish and serve – Garnish with cilantro and/or garnishes of choice and enjoy your delicious crab fried rice!

Notes

Substitutions and Variations

Make it spicy – You can also add some head to this dish by adding some Thai chilis to the dish. Just add them in with the vegetables in the sauté step. Alternatively, you can also mix in some nam prik pao (Thai chili paste) into the rice after cooking.

Add more seafood – Add more protein to the dish by mixing in a variety of seafood. Scallops and shrimp are some good lean seafood options that go with the crab.

Expert Tips

For Optimal Rice Texture, Make Rice Beforehand – The key to optimizing the texture of the rice is to make it a day or two in advance and keeping it in the fridge overnight. Otherwise, the rice can be overly moist and soggy.

Serve with Thai Chili Paste (Nam Prik Pao) – This condiment gives the fried rice a delicious depth of umami flavor and really levels this dish up.

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