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Pad kra pao with chicken
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ThailandPad kra pao with chicken
Hot Thai stir-fry with finely chopped chicken, chilli, garlic, and holy basil, served with rice and a fried egg.
Ingredients
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- 300 g chicken mince or finely chopped chicken thigh
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp fish sauce
- 0.5 tsp dark soy, optional
- 2 tbsp water
- 1.5 tsp sugar
- 2 to 4 Thai chillies
- 5 garlic cloves
- 0.5 red pepper or mild red chilli, finely chopped
- 0.25 yellow onion, diced small
- 1.5 dl holy basil or Thai basil, loosely packed
- Neutral oil for frying
- 2 eggs for serving, optional
- Jasmine rice for serving
Good to know before you start
Small details that often make the cooking go more smoothly.
- Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
- This recipe is written for 2 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
- Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.
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Method
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- 1
Mix the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, optional dark soy, water, and sugar into a quick stir-fry sauce.
- 2
Pound the Thai chillies and garlic into a rough paste and, if you like, mix in the milder red chilli or pepper.
- 3
Heat a wok until very hot with a little oil and stir-fry the chicken quickly until cooked and lightly browned.
- 4
Add the onion and the chilli-garlic paste and stir-fry briefly until fragrant.
- 5
Pour in the sauce and stir until the chicken turns glossy.
- 6
Fold in the basil right at the end and let it just wilt.
- 7
Serve immediately with jasmine rice and, ideally, a fried egg on top.
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Recipe source: Woksås och tillagningsordning verifierad mot Hot Thai Kitchen. Original link
Recipe image: Wikimedia Commons. Licensierad Commons-bild av pad kra pao med kyckling och agg.
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