Thai Fried Rice with Shrimp Paste

Ingredients:

FOR FRIED RICE:
2 1/2 cups cooked rice
1 Tbsp good shrimp paste
2 Tbsps vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp water
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped

FOR SIDE DISHES:
2 eggs
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1-2 pieces Thai sausage (I used Chinese sausage)
1/4 cup small dried shrimp (wash and dried)
Vegetable oil (to fry shrimp and sausage)
2 shallots
10 Thai fresh chiles
1/2 lime
3 string beans
2 Tbsps chopped green mango
1 cucumber (optional)

FOR SWEET PORK:
5 oz/140 g pork belly
3 Tbsps palm sugar
3 Tbsps water
1 1/2 Tbsps soy sauce
2 tsps dark soy sauce
1 tsp liquid seasoning
3 shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions:

FOR FRIED RICE:
Melt shrimp paste with water. Heat oil in pan over medium high heat, then add chopped garlic. Fry until golden brown and fragrant. Add melted shrimp paste to fried garlic. Add rice, mix well, then set aside.

FOR SIDE DISHES:
EGGS
Break eggs and beat well. Add soy sauce, then beat well together. Add 1/2 Tbsp oil to pan over high heat and roll around to coat well. When pan is hot, pour eggs into pan and quickly tilt around until egg coats entire surface of pan. Cook until edges of egg start to peel off easily. Roll egg out of pan, and cut into shreds (julienne style). Set aside.

FRIED SHRIMP
Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in pan over medium-high heat. When hot, fry dried shrimp until brown. Remove shrimp from pan and put on paper towel to absorb excess oil. Set aside.

VEGETABLES
Peel shallots, take stems off chilis, then wash them thoroughly with water. Slice shallots thinly and chop chilis into small pieces. Wash green mango and beans well. Peel off the green mango skin and slice thinly. Wash, peel, and cut cucumber into diagonal pieces. Wash and cut edges off green beans, then chop into small pieces. Set aside vegetables.

FRIED SAUSAGE
Cut sausage diagonally into inch-long pieces. Over medium heat, heat 2 Tbsps oil in pan. When hot, fry sausages until just starting to turn dark brown, then put on paper towel to absorb excess oil.

FOR SWEET PORK
Wash pork belly thoroughly. Cut into small, thin pieces. Heat oil in pan over medium heat. Fry shallots until golden brown and remove from pan. In same oil, add pork. Cook pork for a few minutes, then add water and wait until it boils. When water starts to boil, season with dark soy sauce, soy sauce, and liquid seasoning.

When pork starts to become soft and liquid is reduced by half, add palm sugar. Mix and stir until palm sugar dissolves and becomes dry, brown, and sticky, then allow to cook for another 10 minutes. Add fried shallots, stir, and set aside. Carefully arrange all components on a large plate, similar to Ren’s arrangement above, then serve.

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