|  | This dish, which can be best described as a spicy fried rice, gives the traditional Thai entree, Pad Kra Pao, a special twist. Ingredients: 1 cup Jasmine Rice, cooked
 5-6 tiger or white prawns
 
 1/2 cup holy basil leaves
 
 1 teaspoon red hot chili peppers, chopped
 
 1 teaspoon red hot peppers, sliced
 
 1 teaspoon garlic, chopped
 
 1/2 teaspoon sugar
 
 1 teaspoon Black Soy Sauce
 
 1/2 tablespoon Fish Sauce
 
 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
 
 Lettuce
 
 Cucumber
 
 Carrots
 Instructions: 1. Wash and devein the prawns. Remove the heads and shells, while leaving on the tails.
 2. In a wok, heat the oil. Fry the chili and garlic for 1 minute. Add prawns and stir-fry.
 
 3. Season with sugar, soy sauce and fish sauce. Mix well, then add holy basil. Continue to stir-fry.
 
 4. Add rice and mix well.
 
 5. Transfer the contents of the wok onto a bed of lettuce on a plate. Garnish with pepper and carrot. Serve with sliced cucumber.
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