Thai Holy Basil Sitr Fry with Beef (Pad Kra Pao)

Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry with Beef (Pad Kra Pao)

Today I share with you an honorable dish from my homeland - the one and only Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry with Beef (Pad Kra Pao). This sauce-soaked beefy delight with spicy basil kick is a Thai street food royalty. Many of us Thai people say that Pad Kra Pao is a thoughtless dish. Most of us order it when we are not sure what to eat. I believe this happens for a reason. It's quick, easy, and delicious! Many try copy Pad Kra Pao but none match original mastery. With my guidance, you'll soon be wok wizard frying Pad Kra Pao worthy of kings and monks!

Course dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine thai

Keyword Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry with Beef (Pad Kra Pao)

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings people

Calories 582

Author Mary Thatcher

Equipment

1 wok

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 cup holy basil a handful or as much as you can find.
7-8 cloves garlic
3 chilies 3-12 Thai chilies
2 tbsp vegetable oil and more for frying eggs
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 1/2 tbsp seasoning sauce Maggi (Or use soy sauce)
3 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce optional
1 1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 cup water or stock (optional)
3 eggs

Instructions

Pound garlic and Thai chilies until they become a rough paste or finely chopped. Set it aside. I suggest that you start o ut with 3-5 chilies first. You'll be able to chop more chilies for the stir fry, if you feel that it's not spicy enough for you toward the end.
Use medium heat. In a wok or a pan, heat some vegetable oil to fry eggs. Once the oil is hot (The wok has a little bit of smoke or dip a chop stick in the wok. If the oil is hot, you will see some bubble around the chopstick. ), drop egg white into a wok. Fry the egg white for 30 seconds. Then add the egg yolk in the middle of the egg white and fry for another 30 seconds. Fry 1 egg at a time so this steps takes 3 minutes for 3 eggs. Set them aside.
In the same wok, leave about 2 tablespoons of the hot oil in the wok. Add the garlic -chilies paste and saute for about 10 seconds. The smell of garlic and chilies will probably makes you sneeze at this point.
Add ground beef to the wok and use the spatula to break the ground beef into small chunks. Keep stir frying until the beef is 80 -90% cooked.
Season the stir fry with oyster sauce, fish sauce, seasoning sauce (Maggi) or soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar. Add a 1/4 cup of water or stock if you'd like to make it a little more saucy. Taste to see if you need to adjust the taste. I started out with 3 chilies as I cook for my husband too. However, I chopped 1-2 extra chilies to add on my plate at the end. If you need it to be more spicy, you can add more chilies at this point.
Add the Holy basil and turn the heat off. Stir to combine. The Holy Basil will wilt and cooked. Serve with hot steamed rice and fried egg. Enjoy!

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Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry with Beef (Pad Kra Pao) Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1 cup holy basil (a handful or as much as you can find.) 7-8 cloves garlic 3 chilies ( 3-12 Thai chilies) 2 tbsp vegetable oil (and more for frying eggs) 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce or seasoning sauce 3 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp dark soy sauce (optional) 1 1/2 tsp sugar 1/4 cup water or stock (optional) 3 eggs Full printable recipes and tips can be found at https://stickyricethaikitchen.com/thai-holy-basil-stir-fry-with-beef-pad-kra-pao/ or search “Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry with Beef (Pad Kra Pao)” on my website. #padkrapao #thaibasilbeef #thaibasilstirfry #streetfood #quickmeals #easyrecipe #simplerecipes #stirfry #tiktokfood #thairecipe
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