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Make your stir-fries, curries or rice even more egg-cellent thanks to this popular Thai staple. It’s the absolute crowning glory!

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Crispy Fried Egg (Kai Dao)

PREP TIME 1 minutes COOK TIME 5 minutes SERVES Makes 1 egg Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil 1 egg

Steps

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  Heat the vegetable oil in a wok (or a shallow pan for frying) over medium-high heat until it gives off a few wisps of smoke.

• 

  Once the oil is hot, crack an egg into the middle of the wok.

• 

  Use a spatula to baste the hot oil over the egg. Do this for 1-2minutes or until the egg forms a crispy golden edge (or until the yolk is cooked to your preferred liking).

• 

  Remove the egg from the wok. Drain on a cooling rack or paper towel and serve.

• Notes:

  – Crispy Fried Egg (Kai Dao) is a popular staple in Thailand. It’s usually served as a side dish (or on its own) along with stir-fries, soups, curries, or on a bed of steamed rice. (click here to see my recipe for how to cook rice)

Breakfast Eggs How-to One-pan Street food Thai cuisine FROM THE SHOP CATEGORIES FOUND IN THIS RECIPE

• Breakfast
  • Egg Breakfast
• Eggs
• One-pan
• Street food
• Thai cuisine
• Wok Recipes

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Crispy fried egg

2023-06-14Review of Crispy Fried Egg (Kai Dao)

I remember my Derbyshire grandma cooking fried eggs in a similar way! Maybe not quite so much oil in what was a frying pan, but the result was very similar. Like Marion, I love a runny yolk to contrast with the crispy white.

Sue H

yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

2022-10-03Review of Crispy Fried Egg (Kai Dao)

it was delicous but takes a lot of oil. sprinkle some salt on there

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Crispy Fried Egg (Kai Dao)

Make your stir-fries, curries or rice even more egg-cellent thanks to this popular Thai staple. It’s the absolute crowning glory! PREP TIME 1 minutes COOK TIME 5 minutes SERVES Makes 1 egg

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable oil 1 egg

Steps

• 

  Heat the vegetable oil in a wok (or a shallow pan for frying) over medium-high heat until it gives off a few wisps of smoke.

• 

  Once the oil is hot, crack an egg into the middle of the wok.

• 

  Use a spatula to baste the hot oil over the egg. Do this for 1-2minutes or until the egg forms a crispy golden edge (or until the yolk is cooked to your preferred liking).

• 

  Remove the egg from the wok. Drain on a cooling rack or paper towel and serve.

• Notes:

  – Crispy Fried Egg (Kai Dao) is a popular staple in Thailand. It’s usually served as a side dish (or on its own) along with stir-fries, soups, curries, or on a bed of steamed rice. (click here to see my recipe for how to cook rice)

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