Thailand

Pad Krapow Gai (Thai Basil Chicken), made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Pad Krapow Gai (Thai Basil Chicken)
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 300 g ground chicken; 4 cloves garlic; 2 Thai bird's eye chilies; 250 ml Thai holy basil; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 eggs; 500 ml cooked jasmine rice

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

15 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Mince garlic and chilies, then stir-fry in hot oil over medium-high heat for 30 seconds until fragrant.
2
Add ground chicken and break it apart, cooking until browned and cooked through, about 4 minutes.
3
Stir in soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar, then turn off heat and toss in basil leaves until wilted. Serve over jasmine rice, topped with an egg fried crispy in hot oil.

How it's eaten in Thailand

In Thailand, this dish is traditionally served over warm jasmine rice and topped with a crispy fried egg.

Ingredients (serves 2)

ground chicken300 g
garlic4 cloves
Thai bird's eye chilies2
Swap: 1 jalapeño（Easier to find）
Thai holy basil250 ml
Swap: 250 ml Italian sweet basil（US staple item）
soy sauce1 tbsp
fish sauce1 tbsp
oyster sauce1 tbsp
sugar1 tsp
vegetable oil2 tbsp
eggs2
cooked jasmine rice500 ml

Authentic ingredients in Thailand

ground chicken300 g
garlic4 cloves
Thai bird's eye chilies3
fresh Thai holy basil leaves250 ml
fish sauce1 tbsp
oyster sauce1 tbsp
dark soy sauce1 tsp
light soy sauce1 tsp
sugar1 tsp
vegetable oil2 tbsp

Optional authentic touch
Pounding garlic and chilies in a mortar and pestle extracts more flavor than chopping.

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