
Gai Pad Kra Pao
Spicy Thai basil stir-fry with minced chicken, holy basil, garlic, and chili, usually served with fried egg and rice.
11 ingredients
8 steps
Ingredients
- 1500g minced chicken or pork
- 2Large handful holy basil leaves
- 35 cloves garlic, minced
- 44-6 red and green Thai chillies, chopped
- 52 tbsp oyster sauce
- 61 tbsp fish sauce
- 71 tsp dark soy sauce
- 81 tsp sugar
- 92 tbsp vegetable oil
- 102 eggs for frying
- 11Steamed jasmine rice to serve
Instructions
- 1Heat wok over very high heat.
- 2Add oil, then garlic and chillies — stir-fry 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 3Add minced chicken, breaking it up and stir-frying until cooked through and slightly charred.
- 4Add oyster sauce, fish sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar.
- 5Toss everything together.
- 6Remove from heat and fold in holy basil leaves.
- 7In a separate pan, fry eggs sunny-side up until edges are crispy.
- 8Serve stir-fry over jasmine rice topped with a crispy fried egg.