# Thai basil fried rice (from Marion Grasby)

Video: [Spicy Thai Chilli & Basil Fried Rice - Marion's Kitchen](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o) by [Marion Grasby](https://www.youtube.com/@mariongrasby).
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- Serves: not stated
- Total time: not stated
- Ontario estimate*: ~$6.29 per serving, ~$12.57 for ~2 portions (assumed); saves ~$8.71* per serving (58%) vs ordering out (~$15.00*). * Estimate: 1 line(s) we couldn't price were filled with typical costs for their type; the video doesn't state how many it serves, so 2 portions were assumed; restaurant comparison is a typical Ontario rice dish at ~$15, before delivery fees, tax and tip. Prices: Ontario averages (StatCan 2026-07) + RecipesMD estimates, pro-rated, staples excluded.

## Ingredients

- some bird's eye chilli
- some cloves garlic
- a pinch salt
- 1 onion
- a bowlful holy basil
- some oyster sauce
- some soy sauce
- some fish sauce
- a little bit sugar
- some cooked rice
- some prawns
- some cooking oil
- some slices cucumber
- some long red chilli
- some slices lime
- a couple of stalks spring onion

## Steps

1. [0:39](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=39s) Chop the bird's eye chillies roughly.
2. [0:48](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=48s) Peel the garlic cloves.
3. [1:46](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=106s) Pound the chillies, garlic and a pinch of salt into a fine paste using a mortar and pestle.
4. [2:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=121s) Slice the onion thinly.
5. [2:34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=154s) Pick the holy basil leaves off their stems.
6. [3:42](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=222s) Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce and a little sugar in a bowl and mix.
7. [5:54](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=354s) Heat oil in a carbon steel wok until it begins to smoke.
8. [6:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=397s) Add sliced onions to the hot wok and stir-fry.
9. [6:45](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=405s) Add the prepared chilli and garlic paste to the onions and stir-fry.
10. [6:59](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E47wp07H6o&t=419s) Add prawns and spread them out in the wok.
11. Add cooked dry rice and stir-fry sauce to the wok, mixing everything together until well combined.
12. Toss in the holy basil leaves and mix through until wilted.
13. Prepare cucumber, sliced red chilli, lime slices and spring onion stalks for garnish.
14. Assemble the dish in a bowl with chillies and prawns at the bottom, packed fried rice on top, then invert onto a plate and garnish with cucumber, lime, chilli and spring onion.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- mortar and pestle
- spoon
- bowl
- carbon steel wok
- wooden spatula
- vegetable peeler

## What the video didn't say

- exact quantities of ingredients
- exact cooking times
- heat levels

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