🇹🇭 Thai Ginger Chicken: A Delicious and Easy-to-Make Stir-Fry Recipe | Gai Pad King

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: pork

Tofu provides a plant-based option while pork is often more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: hoisin sauce

Mushroom sauce offers a similar umami flavor, while hoisin is often less expensive.

vegetable oil

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Coconut oil adds flavor and health benefits, while canola is generally cheaper.

Mix together the chicken and light soy sauce in a bowl and set it aside.

In a separate small bowl, combine sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, fermented soy bean paste, oyster sauce, sesame oil, white pepper powder, and water to create the sauce.

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat.

Stir-fry garlic and red chilies for 30 seconds, then add the marinated chicken and continue to stir-fry until fully cooked, about 5-10 minutes.

Add ginger to the skillet and stir-fry for an additional 2-3 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the chicken and stir-fry until the sauce is evenly distributed, about 2-3 minutes.

Add wood ear mushrooms and onion to the skillet and stir-fry for an additional 3-4 minutes.

Stir-fry spur chilies for 1 minute, then add spring onions and give the dish a final mix.

Serve the Gai Pad King over steamed jasmine rice.

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