Pad Kra Pao Gai (Holy Basil Chicken Stir-Fry)
Pad kra pao is a quick, easy and flavorful chicken stir fry with Thai holy basil. Serve with rice and top with egg for a full meal.
Ingredients
- 200 grams chicken thigh boneless and skinless, coarsely ground or cut into bite-sized pieces
- 5 cloves garlic
- 5-10 chillies bird's eyes and spur chillies
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1/2 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/4 tsp fish sauce
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 handful holy basil leaves
- 1 tbsp neutral oil
- water as needed
Instructions
- Combine soy sauces, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a small bowl. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Gently pound the chillies and garlic using a mortar and pestle. We want a rough paste not a smooth one for this recipe.
- In a hot pan, add the oil and the chilli and garlic paste. Cook until aromatic. This will take around 20 seconds.
- Add the chicken. Toss and stir to make sure there are no clumps of chicken.
- Add the prepared sauce and continue to stir-fry until the chicken is cooked.
- Turn the heat off. Add in the holy basil and mix. Let the residual heat cook the basil.
- Adjust the seasoning according to taste.
- On a plate of rice, spoon the stir-fried chicken holy basil on one side and top with fried egg. Serve with a small bowl of spicy fish sauce condiment.