15 September 2011
Spicy basil fried rice...my way...
This was a curious dish. A total slow-cooker experiment. I think it was a success...super tasty and I wasn't even sure it would turn out. Even as I fed the ingredients into the crock pot...
I have decided to always by my chicken on the bone from now on. I'm sure there might be exceptions once in a while but for the most part, bone in. Why, do you ask? Well...for one it's cheaper and for another you get nutrients from the bones. It also seems to be juicier. Maybe it's just me...
In the morning I loaded the slow cooker with 1 can of coconut milk, lemon grass, chicken and then enough water to cover. I also added some basil, onion, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes.
Then I let it cook on low for about 9 hours.
That evening I made the rice to go with. I cooked up some basil with olive oil, garlic, onion and crushed red pepper flakes...then added cooked brown rice...and fried it all up with some soy sauce.
I had so much liquid left over, that I cooked more rice in it. DELISH!
XO