Pad Kra Pao Beef Recipe | Spicy Thai Holy Basil Beef | Thai Street Food at Home

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Mushroom sauce provides umami flavor while being lower in calories.

holy basil

🥗Healthier: Thai basil

💰Cheaper: basil

Thai basil is similar in flavor and easier to find.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in fat, while pork is often less expensive.

Pound or finely chop the garlic and chilies together to release their aroma.

Heat oil in a wok or pan over high heat.

Add the garlic-chili mixture and stir-fry until fragrant (about 10–15 seconds).

Add the beef and stir-fry, breaking it apart, until cooked through.

Add sliced onion/shallots if using.

Pour in oyster sauce, soy sauces, fish sauce, and sugar. Stir well.

Cook for another 1–2 minutes until the sauce coats the beef.

Turn off the heat and immediately add the holy basil leaves.

Stir until the basil wilts from the residual heat.

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