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Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

written by Marvellina Published: May 6, 2020
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Try this delicious and easy Thai salted black olive fried rice. It has a great combination of taste, flavor, and texture.
Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)
I had never really known about Thai olive fried rice until I watched someone mentioned about it on youtube and then I went on researching about salted black olive and read about it here. This Thai olive fried rice is very popular in Singapore. My two kids who love black olives a lot really dig this kao pad nahm liap. So do I. It’s simple but with robust flavor and the contrast of textures are so awesome too!

SALTED BLACK OLIVES

The mentioned of olives quickly brought me to the Mediterranean, but now I know there are also olives (magok) in Thailand, which was green in color. The olive fried rice is not cooked with magok, but it is cooked with Chinese salted black olives instead, an influence by the Chinese immigrants to Thailand. Like in the Mediterranean, the Chinese like to snack on the preserved black olives as well.

SUBSTITUTE FOR CHINESE SALTED BLACK OLIVES

I can’t find the Chinese salted black olives here and so I used Mediterranean pitted black olives, which can be easily found here in the U.S.
Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

HOW TO COOK THAI SALTED OLIVES FRIED RICE

1. Preheat a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add 2 Tbsp cooking oil. Crack in ggs and let them cook undisturbed for about 30 seconds

2. Gently scramble the yolks and let it cook for another 30 seconds

3. Start breaking up the eggs into larger pieces. Dish them out from the skillet or wok


4. Wipe the wok or skillet clean. Add another 2 Tbsp of cooking oil. Stir fry garlic and onion for about 2 minutes

5. Add shrimp paste and stir fry for another 10 seconds

6. Add chicken meat and stir fry until they are cooked through

7. Add the leftover rice followed by the chopped olives and scrambled eggs you made earlier

8. Stir to mix everything. Add seasonings and stir again to mix everything. Have a taste and add more fish sauce if needed

9. Serve the rice with some cashew nuts, chopped onion, Thai chili, lime wedges, and cubed fresh cucumber on the side of the plate
Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

IMPORTANT TIPS

1. Never use freshly cooked rice
Leftover rice is best. I like to put them in the refrigerator as it will “dry” them up further the next day
2. Loosen the rice grains before cooking
It’s important to loosen the rice grains to get rid of any clumps before you start cooking the fried rice
3. Heat
Make sure your wok or skillet is hot enough when you do the stir-fry

VARIATIONS

PROTEIN: You can use seafood like shrimp or other meat like ground beef, ground chicken, etc
VEGGIES/FRUITS: I used fresh cucumber but you can use slices of green mango
MEATLESS: You can use extra-firm tofu, tempeh, or beans like chickpeas would be nice

I can tell you that this Thai salted black olive fried rice is pretty addicting. My family devoured this simple fried rice dish.
Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

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Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

Easy Thai Salted Black Olive Fried Rice (Kao Pad Nahm Liap)

Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Total Time 23 minutes mins
Servings 2 servings
4.8 from 4 reviews
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Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • 4 Tbsp cooking oil divided
  • 4 cups leftover cooked rice loosen the clumped grains with a rice paddle or your clean hands
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 2 Tbsp shrimp paste
  • 300 gr boneless skinless chicken thighs/breast about 10.5 oz, cut into bite-size
  • 10 Chinese salted black olives or use regular pitted black olives , finely chopped

Seasonings:

  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp fish sauce or more to taste

Serve with (for each serving):

  • ⅓ cup whole cashew nuts
  • ⅓ cup Fresh cucumber diced
  • 1 Tbsp Shallots / purple onion thinly sliced or diced
  • 1 -2 Thai chilies

Garnishes:

  • Green onions finely chopped
  • Fresh cilantro leaves

Instructions
 

  • Preheat a large skillet or wok over high heat. Add 2 Tbsp cooking oil. Crack in eggs and let them cook undisturbed for about 30 seconds and then gently scramble the yolks and let it cook for another 30 seconds and start breaking up the eggs into larger pieces. Dish them out from the skillet or wok
  • Wipe the wok or skillet clean. Add another 2 Tbsp of cooking oil. Stir fry garlic and onion for about 2 minutes. Add shrimp paste and stir fry for another 10 seconds. Add chicken meat and stir fry until they are cooked through. Add the leftover rice followed by the chopped olives and scrambled eggs you made earlier
  • Stir to mix everything. Add seasonings and stir again to mix everything. Have a taste and add more fish sauce if needed

How to serve:

  • Scoop the rice into a Chinese soup bowl. Pack the rice down. Put a serving plate on top and then invert it and you have a nice neat mound of rice. Garnish with chopped green onion and cilantro leaves
  • Put some cashew nuts, chopped onion, Thai chili, lime wedges, and cubed fresh cucumber on the side of the plate
  • Just stir everything to mix with the rice just before you eat. Enjoy that explosion of taste, flavor, and textures 🙂
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