Put the oil in a wok or heavy skillet and heat over a medium flame.
When hot, put in the garlic. Stir and cook for one minute. Add the
shallots. Stir and fry for another two minutes. Add the ginger and
the chile. Stir and fry another minute. Put in the cooked rice and
bean sprouts. Stir and fry for two minutes. Make a hole in the
center of the rice and break the egg into it. Stir the egg, first in
its hole and then, when it sets a bit, mix it up with the rice. Add
the salt. Stir and fry the rice for ten minutes or until it has
heated through properly. Stir in the cilantro. Mix all the
ingredients for the sauce and put them in a bowl. To serve, make a
mound of the rice in a large platter. Garnish with the mint and
cucumber. Pass along the sauce on the side.
Madhur Jaffrey's World-of-the-East
Vegetarian Cooking Nam Yuey is a fish
sauce available in Asian groceries.
* The Polka Dot Palace BBS 1-201-822-3627 Posted by FAYLEN
