Spicy Anchovy Fried Rice

5 from 1 vote

One of the famous fried rices in Malaysia. Spicy and uses anchovies in it. A different and delicious way to have your fried rice.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Asian, Malaysian

Servings: people

Calories: 315.5kcal

⅓ cup dry anchovies (50 gr), fry them until crispy and set aside
2 shallots , roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon dry shrimps*
1 tablespoon dry anchovies *soak both dry shrimps and anchovies for 10 minutes in water and drain them
8 Thai red chillis , cut
2 eggs
⅓ cup green beans (around 5 green beans), cut into 1 cm length
4 cup cooked rice (800 gr), preferably one day old & short grain rice
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 tablespoon water
2 oz baby spinach (60 gr)
olive oil

In a mortar, pound the shallots, garlic, dry shrimps, dry anchovies and chillies into a paste. Set aside. You can also use a blender or food processor.
Heat a wok on medium high heat with some olive oil. Add in the pounded paste and cook until the shallots become soft. Add in green beans and cook for 2-3 minutes. Move everything to one side and pour in eggs. Let them harden a bit and scramble them. Mix everything.
Add in cooked rice and mix well. Add in soy sauce, water and stir everything to combine. Add salt if necessary. Add in spinach, mix well and cook until they are wilted. Add in fried anchovies, turn the heat off and mix everything well. Your fried rice is ready to serve.

I substituted morning glory leaves for baby spinach as it's extremely difficult to find morning glory leaves in my town.