Best Pad Kaprow Recipes

GROUND CHICKEN STIR FRIED WITH BASIL - KAI PAD BAI KAPROW

Steps:

• In oil over medium-high heat, saute onion, basil, garlic, green onions, chilies, and grated ginger in oil until onions are soft.
• Add ground chicken and sauté until browned.
• Mix fish sauce and brown sugar together; add into chicken/basil mixture and stir to coat.
• Saute for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Serve with rice.
• Note: please use Thai basil if at all possible, which holds up better under heat and is much more aromatic than common Italian/French basil.

PAD PRIK BAI KAPROW - STIR FRY WITH BASIL

Steps:

• 1. In a mortar pound garlic and chilies with a little salt into paste. 2. Heat 2-3 tbsps vegetable oil in frying pan and brown paste. 3. Add in meat, taking care to break up ground turkey. 4. When meat is cooked, add in oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar. 5. Stir in basil leaves. Add more fish sauce and sugar if needed. Serves 4

PAD KAPROW

Steps:

• Basil chicken Cut the chicken into small bite sized pieces. Rinse and peel the garlic and chilies, and pound them in a mortar and pestle (alternatively you can just mince them with a knife). They don't need to be super fine, you just want to bring out the oils and flavors from the garlic and chilies. Pluck a good sized handful of holy basil leaves off the stems. Now it's time to start cooking. Heat your wok on high heat, and add about 1 tablespoon of oil to the pan. When the oil is hot, add the chilies and garlic. Stir fry them for about 20 seconds or so until they get really fragrant, but don't let them burn or get too dry. Toss in your chicken. Keep stir frying continuously. At this stage you want to continue to stir and cook your chicken until it's just about fully cooked all the way through (depending on the size pieces of chicken and how hot your fire is, it should take about 2 - 3 minutes). If it starts to get dry, add just a tiny splash of water. Add 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, ½ teaspoon light soy sauce, ½ teaspoon sugar, and finally a splash of dark soy sauce. Keep stir frying for about another 30 seconds. Grab a handful of holy basil, toss it into the pan, fold it into the chicken, and then immediately turn off the heat (if you're using an electric stove, you'll want to remove the pan from the burner). The holy basil really only needs to cook for about 5 seconds, and it will continue to wilt and cook from the existing heat of the chicken. This step is important because if you cook the basil for too long, it loses some of its glorious flavor and gets slightly chewy.