Thai Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Krapow)
The best quick and weeknight dinner! I also love to top my krapow with a crispy fried egg and let the yolk drizzle over the rice and chicken.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 bird eye chiles
- 1/2 jalapeno
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil like canola
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 cup green beans chopped
- 1 tablespoon thai seasoning sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- serve with rice and fried eggs
- optional, I like to add red bell peppers as well, I'll add 1/2 per 1 pound
Instructions
- To begin make your stir fry sauce by mixing oyster, sauce, thai seasoning sauce and 2 teaspoons sugar. Set aside.
- In a pestal and mortar or blender (you can also finely chop), blend your garlic, jalapeno and birds eye chile, adjust with neutral oil as needed.
- At this time you can also make your rice and fried eggs and set them aside while you make your chicken.
- Next, in a pan or wok, take your ground chicken and pound down until its crumbled. Let it crispy a bit and cook through for about 5-10 minutes. Add your stir fry sauce and garlic/chile blend and stir (the paste is SPICY so adjust with your desired heat).
- Add your green beans in, then 1 teaspoon sugar and fish sauce. Let everything combine here for 10-15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add your basil and white pepper. Mix and serve with rice and a fried egg.
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Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 400mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 303IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg