15-Minute Thai Basil Stir-Fry (Pad Ka Prao)

15 INGREDIENTS • 6 STEPS • 15MINS

15-Minute Thai Basil Stir-Fry (Pad Ka Prao)

Name: 15-Minute Thai Basil Stir-Fry (Pad Ka Prao)
Total time: PT900.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 pound Ground Beef; 1 bunch Holy Basil Leaf; 3 Red Chili Pepper; 3 clove Garlic; 1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce; 1/2 tablespoon Dark Soy Sauce; 1/2 tablespoon Fish Sauce; 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar; 2 Egg; 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil; 1 cup Jasmine Rice; 1 Cucumber; to taste Fish Sauce; to taste Red Chili Pepper; to taste Lime

Looking for a quick and easy Thai dish? This 15-minute Thai Basil stir-fry is perfect for you! The protein can be substituted with any meat of your choice. Spicy, savory, and very fragrant, thanks to the basil leaves, make this the perfect comfort food for any time of day throughout the week.

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15MINS

Total Time

$4.25

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

us / metric

1 lb

Ground Beef

or Chicken Breast/Thigh, Ground Pork, Seafood

1 bunch

Holy Basil Leaf

or Basil of Choice

Red Chili Peppers

plus more for spicier flavor

3 cloves

Garlic, peeled

1 Tbsp

Oyster Sauce

1 tsp

Dark Soy Sauce

1 tsp

Fish Sauce

1 tsp

Granulated Sugar

Eggs, separated

up to 4 eggs

4 Tbsp

Vegetable Oil

1 cup

Jasmine Rice

3 cups cooked rice per 4 servings

Cucumber, sliced

for serving

Chili Fish Sauce

to taste

Fish Sauce

to taste

Thinly Sliced Red Chili Peppers

to taste

Limes, juiced

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Author's Notes

Any kind of protein can be substituted for this recipe.

To make the chili fish sauce, add thinly sliced chili and lime juice to the fish sauce and you can adjust the amount depending on your preference.

If you can’t find or consume fish sauce, you can substitute it with more soy sauce.

Cooking Instructions

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step 1

Use a mortar and pestle, to pound Garlic (3 cloves) and Red Chili Peppers (3) until crushed. Set aside.

step 2

In a wok, heat Vegetable Oil (4 Tbsp) over medium-high heat. Once hot, add Egg White (2). Once the egg white starts to get color, add the yolk to the middle area. Use a spoon to scoop some oil onto the edges of the yolk to seal. Cook until the white is golden brown for about a minute or if you want your egg to cook perfectly, you don’t need to separate the white and yolk and just fry like usual. Repeat with the other egg and set aside.

step 3

Reserve the frying oil in a heat-proof container aside and leave just a little bit of oil in the wok. Keep the wok over medium-high heat, then add garlic and chili. Stir fry for a couple of seconds until fragrant and starts to brown.

step 4

Add Ground Beef (1 lb) and give it a quick stir. Then, add Oyster Sauce (1 Tbsp), Dark Soy Sauce (1 tsp), Fish Sauce (1 tsp), and Granulated Sugar (1 tsp). Stir fry for about 2-3 more minutes.

step 5

Add in Holy Basil Leaf (1 bunch). Give a quick stir.

step 6

Serve stir-fry on top of the cooked Jasmine Rice (1 cup) with crispy fried egg and Cucumber (1). Optionally, serve with a combination of Fish Sauce (to taste), Red Chili Peppers (to taste), and Lime Juice (to taste) to make a Chili Fish Sauce.