Authentic Pad Krapow Recipe 🇹🇭 | The Ultimate Thai Basil Stir-Fry

ground meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu is plant-based and lower in calories.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Soy sauce is lower in calories and easier to find.

Thai basil

🥗Healthier: sweet basil

💰Cheaper: regular basil

Sweet basil is more commonly available.

bird's eye chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Jalapeño provides heat with a milder flavor.

Heat cooking oil in a wok over high heat until shimmering.

Add chopped garlic and sliced red chilies; stir-fry until fragrant.

Add minced chicken and cook until browned, breaking it apart with a spatula.

Stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar; mix well to combine.

Add sliced onion, long bean, and mushroom; stir-fry until cooked.

Add basil leaves and stir-fry until wilted.

Serve hot.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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