Thai · PANTRYHOP RECIPE
Pad Krapow Gai (Thai Basil Chicken)
25 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore
A standard Thai street-food dish, here kept simple for the home kitchen.
Ingredients
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- 500 g ground chicken
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2-4 fresh chilies, chopped
- 2 tbsp neutral oil
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 packed cups holy basil or Thai basil leaves
- 4 cups jasmine rice, cooked
- 4 fried eggs, fully cooked
Let’s make it
- Heat oil in a wok and fry garlic and chilies briefly.
- Add ground chicken and cook until no longer pink and fully cooked, breaking it up as it browns.
- Stir in fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar.
- Turn off the heat, fold in basil, and serve over rice with a fully cooked egg.
Use just a pinch of chilies for kids and offer the spicy sauce separately.
Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.
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