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Pad krapow (thai basil stir fry)

Pad krapow (thai basil stir fry)

By Lily Zhang
15’ Prep time
20’ Cook time
35’ Total time
187 Calories
4 Serving

Summary

Pad krapow (aka thai basil stir fry) is flavor-packed with garlic, lemongrass, thai chili peppers, and tons of fresh thai basil.
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan or wok over medium/high heat.
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Step 2

When oil is fragrant, add scallions, garlic, and lemongrass to the pan and sauté until fragrant — about 5 minutes.
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Step 3

Add ground chicken to the pan and break the meat up with a spatula. Sauté the ingredients together until fully cooked — about 7-10 minutes.
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Step 4

Add fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar to the pan and mix all of the ingredients together.
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Step 5

Add lime juice and chili peppers and continue cooking for 2 more minutes. Finally, add in the fresh chopped Thai basil and toss.
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Step 6

Remove the lemongrass and enjoy with your favorite grai. We served ours over white rice and with an over-easy fried egg and cucumbers.

Tips and Warnings

  • You can use ground pork in place of ground chicken or a combination of the two. 
  • All of the ingredients for this recipe can be found at your local Asian grocery store (including the Thai basil) Go support them! 
  • Nutrition information is just for the Thai basil chicken stir fry.

Ingredient

  • Garlic cloves
    Garlic cloves
    5
  • Shallots
    Shallots
    2
  • Fish sauce
    Fish sauce
    14.79 ml
  • Soy sauce
    Soy sauce
    14.79 ml
  • Olive oil
    Olive oil
    29.57 ml
  • Large lime
    Large lime
    0.5
  • Oyster sauce ⁣⁣
    Oyster sauce ⁣⁣
    29.57 ml
  • Ground chicken
    Ground chicken
    0.45 kg
  • Sugar
    Sugar
    2.46 ml
  • Bushels fresh thai basil
    Bushels fresh thai basil
    2
  • Stalk lemongrass
    Stalk lemongrass
    1
  • Thai chili peppers
    Thai chili peppers
    1.19

Nutrition Facts

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