Pad Kra Pao

Name: Pad Kra Pao
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: sugar; soy sauce; dark soy sauce; fish sauce; oyster sauce; oil; shallots; garlic; Thai chilies; ground pork; chicken stock; holy basil; rice; fried egg

15m

Serves 1

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Pad Kra Pao

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15m

Serves 1

Directions

1Combine sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce in a bowl.
2In a hot wok, sauté the shallots, garlic, and Thai chilies until fragrant.
3Add ground pork and cook it down until it is lightly charred.
4Pour in the sauce and mix to combine.
5Deglaze the pan with chicken stock and toss until the liquid is reduced.
6Finally, toss in the holy basil or substitute with regular basil until wilted.
7Serve with rice and a fried egg.

Ingredients

sugar
soy sauce
dark soy sauce
fish sauce
oyster sauce
oil
shallots
garlic
Thai chilies
ground pork
chicken stock
holy basil
rice
fried egg

Equipment

wokbowlwooden spatulaspoon

Tips

If you’re unable to source holy basil, the next closest option is Italian basil.

Pad Kra Pao

15m

Serves 1

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Pad Kra Pao

instagram.com

15m

Serves 1

Directions

1Combine sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and oyster sauce in a bowl.
2In a hot wok, sauté the shallots, garlic, and Thai chilies until fragrant.
3Add ground pork and cook it down until it is lightly charred.
4Pour in the sauce and mix to combine.
5Deglaze the pan with chicken stock and toss until the liquid is reduced.
6Finally, toss in the holy basil or substitute with regular basil until wilted.
7Serve with rice and a fried egg.