Pad Kra Pao

30m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Combine light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and palm sugar to make the sauce.
  2. 2Grind red Thai chilies and garlic into a paste using a mortar and pestle.
  3. 3Cut long beans into small pieces.
  4. 4Heat oil in a wok and fry an egg until the edges are crispy and the yolk is perfectly runny.
  5. 5Remove the fried egg from the wok.
  6. 6Drain most of the oil from the wok.
  7. 7Sauté the chili garlic paste in the wok until fragrant.
  8. 8Add ground pork to the wok and cook until the water has evaporated and the fat starts to render.
  9. 9Add the long beans and the prepared sauce to the pork mixture and sauté for a few minutes.
  10. 10Add a handful of holy basil (or Thai basil) to the wok.
  11. 11Stir the basil into the mixture for about a minute or until the leaves are wilted.
  12. 12Serve the Pad Kra Pao with white rice and the fried egg on top.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 0.5 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1.5 tbsp palm sugar
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 5 -7 red Thai chillies
  • 0.75 cup long beans
  • 0.25 cup neutral oil
  • 2 -3 eggs
  • 1 lbs ground pork/chicken/beef
  • 2 cups holy basil or Thai Basil
  • Hot jasmine rice
  • Oyster sauce

Equipment

wokmortar and pestleplate

Tips

  • Use holy basil if available for authentic flavor; otherwise, Thai basil is a good substitute.
  • Ensure the egg yolk is perfectly runny for the best experience.