Pad Krapow Goong • Thai Basil Shrimp Stir Fry • Nin is Cooking

shrimp

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while chicken is often less expensive than shrimp.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Mushroom sauce offers a similar umami flavor, and soy sauce is more budget-friendly.

Pull the leaves from Thai holy basil (Krapow) to release their smell.

Set aside the Krapow flowers for later use in the dish.

Prepare 3 different kinds of chilies: red jinda, green jinda, and red dried chilies.

Roughly pound the garlic without removing its skin.

Cut the dried chili into small pieces before pounding it.

Combine the pounded garlic and chilies to create a paste with some chunks remaining.

Set the chili-garlic paste aside and prepare the sauce by mixing oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, black soy sauce, and sugar.

Turn on the gas to high heat and heat oil in a wok.

Add the chilies to the hot oil and stir fry for about 3 minutes until fragrant.

Add the shrimp to the wok and cook for a few minutes until just done, being careful not to overcook them.

Add the sauce mixture to the shrimp and a bit of water to prevent burning.

Once the shrimp are cooked, turn off the heat and add Thai holy basil leaves.

Fry an egg on high heat with a lot of oil for 40 seconds to 1 minute until crispy outside and runny yolk inside.

Prepare Prik Nam Pla by mixing fish sauce, chopped garlic, chopped chili, and lime juice for serving.

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