Thai Basil Chicken - Pad Kra Pao
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Added 2024-01-14
Updated 2024-01-14
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup | Red onion or shallot |
| 8 oz | Ground chicken |
| 5 | Garlic cloves |
| 1/2 cup | Thai basil or regular basil |
| 1 | Medium red chili |
| 1 | Jalapeno pepper or 1/2 green bell |
| 2-3 tablespoons | Neutral oil |
| 2 tablespoon | Light soy sauce |
| 2 tablespoon | Dark soy sauce |
| 1 tablespoon | Honey or maple syrup |
| 2 tablespoons | Garlic chili sauce or sriracha |
| 2 tablespoon | Oyster sauce |
| 2 tablespoon | Fish sauce |
| 1 cup | Uncooked rice for serving |
| 2-3 stalks | Green onion for garnish |
| More basil leaves | |
| Sesame seeds | |
| 2 | Fried eggs |
Instructions
Cooking mode
- Mix all sauce ingredients and set aside.
- In a wok or skillet add 2-3 tablespoons oil and sauté shallot or onion, garlic and jalapeno. Cook 1 minute without burning.
- Add in ground chicken and cook just until no longer pink. Do NOT overcook and dry out chicken. Add oil if it looks dry. Should be a bit juicy/saucey from chicken and oil.
- Stir the sauce and add the sauce to the chicken.
- Cook until everything is incorporated. Turn off the heat.
- Add the fresh basil and stir then add red chile and a squeeze of lime.
- Serve over rice.
- Garnish with more fresh basil, lime and sesame seeds and sliced green onion and a fried egg.