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The Best Thai Basil Pad Kra Pao just 20 minutes!
Pad Kra Pao is considered Thai Fast food since it only takes 20 minutes! This is one of my favorite quick budget dinners and requires minimal ingredients
Equipment
1 Wok or
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 1 shallot large or 2-3 small shallots (minced)
- 1 tablespoon garlic 4-5 cloves (minced)
- ½ tablespoon fish sauce (add more if needed) If you are using green beans, you might need ¾ tablespoon fish sauce. Taste and adjust.
- 1 tablespoon seasoning sauce
- ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup Thai Basil (2 handfuls)
- 5 Thai Chilis (optional)
- 2-3 Eggs Fried (Per person)
- ⅓ cup long beans- 3 long beans (optional)
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Instructions
Pad Kra Pao
- ** Make sure your rice is ready before starting to cook.
- Mince shallots, garlic, and thai peppers if using.
- Wash and pluck leaves from basil
- Combine the following seasonings to form the sauce½ tablespoon fish sauce (add more if needed), 1 tablespoon seasoning sauce, ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar
- **Please note if you are using a non-stick pan instead of a wok, you can cut down on the amount of oil this recipe calls for during cooking.
- Gather all your prepared ingredients before you start cooking and bring them to your cooking station. You will need your shallots, garlic, and thai peppers if using, ground pork, basil leaves and sauce mixture. If you are eating with an egg, grab one more pan to cook the egg. You can cook the egg while the ground meat is cooking or before or after.
- Turn your Wok or Pan to high heat. If you are using a Wok, once it starts smoking, let it smoke even more before adding in 1 tbsp oil. If you are using a pan, let it heat up on high heat for about 2-3 minutes on high before adding oil.
- Wait another minute for the oil to heat up before adding in your garlic, shallots and Thai Peppers.
- Stir until aromatic about 2 minutes, then add more oil 1 tablespoon if needed, then add the ground meat.
- Use a spatula to break apart the ground meat into small bits, and allow to char up for 3-5 minutes . During this char and cook time, you can optionally cook your egg in a separate pan.
- Pour the sauce over the meat, and mix together. Add the green beans now if using and cook an additional 2 minutes until cooked.
- Turn off the heat and add in the basil and mix together and serve.
Thai Fried Egg
- Turn your pan to medium high, once hot add enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan
- Once the oil is hot, add your egg
- Once the egg whites have started to form, tilt the pan to the side and use a heat safe spoon to ladle the oil over the egg whites, avoiding the yolk.
- After a few minutes when the whites are cooked and there is a brown crust around the edge of the egg it's done!
Video
@thesavorychopstick Easy Pad Kra Pao only 20 minutes! If you love quick and easy recipes, this is the recipe you’ve been looking for ! Ingredients & Tips below ↓ ? what you’ll need: * 1 lb ground pork * 2 tablespoon oil * 1 shallot large or 2-3 small shallots (minced) * 1 tablespoon garlic 4-5 cloves (minced) * ½ tablespoon fish sauce (add more if needed) If you are using green beans, you might need 3/4 tablespoon fish sauce. Taste and adjust. * 1 tablespoon seasoning sauce * ½ tablespoon dark soy sauce * 1 tablespoon oyster sauce * 1 teaspoon sugar * 1 cup Thai Basil (2 handfuls) * 5 Thai Chilis (optional) * 2-3 Eggs Fried (Per person) * ⅓ cup long beans- 3 long beans (optional) #foodtok #thaifood #padkrapao #easyrecipe #recipeoftheday ♬ Memories - Josephine Alexandra
Nutrition
Calories: 833kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 47gFat: 66gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 32gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 327mgSodium: 1546mgPotassium: 913mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 1107IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 106mgIron: 4mg
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