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  • Jeeca Jeeca
  • - April 25, 2022
  • - 8:46 pm

Basil Fried Rice

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A dome of basil fried rice

I have here another recipe using basil! This is an easy Basil Fried Rice packed with the delicious flavours of basil. I used a mix of homegrown thai and holy basil. This is an easily customisable and a great way to use up any leftover rice, veggies, and protein of choice. This is hearty meal as-is but you can also enjoy this with other tofu dishes.

Basil Fried Rice in a pan
Basil Fried Rice in a bowl

WHAT’S THE SECRED TO GOOD FIRST RICE? LEFTOVER RICE

I highly recommend to use leftover day old, cooked, and cooled rice! This way excess moisture from the rice has evaporated and you can easily separate your rice for the fried rice.

I personally prefer leftover rice for fried rice because freshly cooked rice can still have lots of moisture that’ll yield a mushy and sometimes sticky fried rice. If you’re cooking rice to use for fried rice, I recommend to add less water so that the rice isn’t as moist than rice that will be eaten plain.

Also, be sure to break apart your rice. I used leftover medium grain rice from the previous night.

leftover rice in a rice cooker

WHAT BASIL SHOULD I USE? IS THAI BASIL THE SAME AS BASIL?

Thai basil is a kind of basil actually and I used a mix of holy and thai basil for this recipe, but you can also use sweet basil. Any type of basil works, really, since it’s really depending on what you have access to. I personally love the peppery notes from the holy basil and love it mixed with thai basil.

HOW TO COOK THIS BASIL FRIED RICE

IT’S SUPER EASY!

  • Heat a pan or wok with some oil. Saute the onion and then add in the garlic.
  • Add vegetables and protein of choice and cook until tender. Add half of the basil and you can break this apart with your hands.
  • I add the tomato last because I want to retain the chunks and not overcook the tomato.
  • Add the leftover rice. Season your rice. Mix well and feel free to add more of the seasonings if needed.
  • Add the rest of the basil and mix into the rice until wilted.
  • Serve the rice and enjoy while hot. I like to stuff my rice into a bowl and then flip it over on a plate to create a dome shape.
Basil Fried Rice with a scoop of rice

MORE RICE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LOVE

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Basil Fried Rice in a pan

Basil Fried Rice

5 from 3 votes
An easy Basil Fried Rice packed with the delicious flavours of basil. This is easily customisable and a great way to use up any leftover rice, veggies, and protein of choice. This is hearty meal as-is but you can also enjoy this with other tofu dishes.
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Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 15 mins
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Asian, East Asian, Thai
Servings 2 people
Calories 234 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Fried Rice

  • 2 cups cooked and cooled rice leftover is best
  • Neutral oil for cooking
  • 1/2 onion sliced or diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil I used a mix of Thai and holy basil
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 long green chili optional for heat
  • 1 small tomato diced
  • Feel free to use any other protein and vegetables of your choice

Seasoning

  • 1.5 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce or stir-fry sauce
  • 1-2 tbsp soy sauce to taste
  • 2 tsp dark soy sauce optional for colour
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Break apart your rice. I used leftover medium grain rice from the previous night.
  • Heat a pan or wok with some oil. Saute the onion and then add in the garlic.
  • Add vegetables and protein of choice and cook until tender. Add half of the basil and you can break this apart with your hands.
  • I add the tomato last because I want to retain the chunks and not overcook the tomato.
  • Add the leftover rice. Season your rice. Mix well and feel free to add more of the seasonings if needed.
  • Add the rest of the basil and mix into the rice until wilted.
  • Serve the rice and enjoy while hot. I like to stuff my rice into a bowl and then flip it over on a plate to create a dome shape.

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NUTRITIONAL INFO

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 234kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1220mg | Potassium: 252mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2075IU | Vitamin C: 80mg | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Layla 27 Apr 2022 Reply

    5 stars
    I loved this! I bought a lot of basil at the farmers market and needed to use it in dishes that weren’t just pesto and pasta. I didn’t have stir fry or oyster sauce so I just tweaked with a bit of hoisin sauce. I love garlic so I doubled that and ditched the ginger cause I ran out.

    1. Jeeca 27 Apr 2022 Reply

      Glad you liked it, Layla! Thanks so much for the review!!

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