Thai-style broccoli fried rice

Name: Thai-style broccoli fried rice
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: a large head broccoli, stalk chopped and cut into florets; 2 long shallots, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; a thumb-sized piece ginger, chopped; 1 stick lemongrass, thinly sliced; 2 tsp toasted sesame oil; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 1 red pepper, finely sliced; 1 carrot, peeled into ribbons; a handful mangetout, halved; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 tsp caster sugar; 1 lime, quartered to serve; 2 eggs, fried (we used Clarence Court Burford Browns); a handful roasted peanuts, chopped

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time25 mins
Easy
Serves 2

Ingredients

a large head broccoli, stalk chopped and cut into florets
2 long shallots, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
a thumb-sized piece ginger, chopped
1 stick lemongrass, thinly sliced
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 red chilli, finely sliced
1 red pepper, finely sliced
1 carrot, peeled into ribbons
a handful mangetout, halved
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tsp caster sugar
1 lime, quartered to serve
2 eggs, fried (we used Clarence Court Burford Browns)
a handful roasted peanuts, chopped

Method

STEP 1
Put the chopped broccoli stalk into a food processor and pulse until it is finely chopped like grains of rice. Tip out into a bowl and then repeat with the broccoli florets.
STEP 2
Put the shallots, garlic, ginger and lemongrass in the food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
STEP 3
Heat the sesame oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the shallot mixture until lightly golden. Tip in the broccoli rice with 2 tbsp of water, ¾ of the chilli and all of the pepper, and fry for 5 minutes until the broccoli is cooked through and beginning to caramelise. Add in the carrot and mangetout.
STEP 4
Mix together the soy, tamarind, sugar and the juice of two of the lime quarters, then tip this into the pan with a little seasoning. Cook for 5 minutes until the sauce is coating everything. Divide between two plates and top with the fried eggs, chopped peanuts, remaining chilli and the extra lime wedges for squeezing over.