This is my go-to dished when I’m feeling lazy and don’t want to cook
If you have ever been to Thailand, you would already know that the national dish is not Pad Thai. When in doubt, Pad Kra Pao is a popular choice. Pad Kra Pao is a delicious and easy-to-make dish, ideal for a quick weeknight dinner.
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2 servings
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
Ingredients
300 g ground chicken (or protein of your choice)
6-7 cloves of garlic
2-3 Thai bird’s eye chilies (optional – you can add more or leave it out)
2 teaspoon fish sauce
1/2 tablespoon seasoning soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 + 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 cup holy basil or Thai basil
1 + 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil (for stir fry)
3 tablespoon vegetable (for frying eggs)
2 eggs
Directions
- Start out by adding garlic and Thai bird’s eye chilies in your mortar, and use the pestle to mash them together. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, you also mince the ingredients with a knife
- In a medium bowl, combine fish sauce, seasoning soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, and granulated sugar. Stir them until combined and set aside.
- In a wok or large skillet, heat vegetable oil over high heat.
- Add in your garlic and Thai bird’s eye chilies from step 1, stir-fry until they are fragrant and light golden brown.
- Add ground chicken to the wok and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, once the chicken is nearly cooked, pour in your sauce mixture and continue to stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce has evaporated.
- Add Thai basil leaves to the wok, stir until the leaves are wilted and evenly mixed throughout.
- Serve Thai basil chicken over steamed rice, add a fried egg with a runny yolk on top, enjoy!
No one asked but here’s the recipe for the chili fish sauce
Ingredients
8 thai bird’s eye chilies (thinly sliced)
4 cloves garlic (thinly sliced)
2 table spoon lime juice
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce (3 crab brand is what I use)
Directions
- In a bowl add fish sauce, granulated sugar, and lime juice. Use a spoon to stir untill sugar completly dissolve.
- Add thinly slice thai bird’s eye chilies, and thinly sliced garlic.
- Store the container in the refrigerator.
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