Thai Holy Basil Stir-Fry Recipe (Pad Kra Pao) ผัดกะเพรา

ground meat

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: chicken

Tofu offers a plant-based protein option.

Thai basil

🥗Healthier: sweet basil

💰Cheaper: regular basil

Sweet basil is more widely available.

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Mushroom sauce provides a similar umami flavor.

bird's eye chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: red pepper flakes

Jalapeños are milder and easier to find.

Pound Thai chilies into a fine paste.

Add garlic and spur chilies and pound into a rough paste.

Combine oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, black soy sauce, water and sugar; stir to dissolve the sugar.

In a wok or a large saute pan, saute the garlic-chili paste in a little vegetable oil over medium high heat until the garlic starts to turn golden.

Add chicken and toss until they're no longer in big clumps. Add the sauce and continue tossing until the chicken is almost done.

Add onions and long beans; toss until the chicken is done.

Remove from heat and stir in the holy basil.

Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.

Heat about 1 cm of vegetable oil in a small non-stick pan or a wok over medium high heat.

Once the oil is hot, crack the egg directly into the pan and let it fry until the edges are browned and bubbly.

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