Stir-Fry
Pad Ga-Prao Gai
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Pad Ga-Prao Gai (literally, stir-fry chicken with Holly basil)
Pad Ga-Prao Gai (literally, stir-fry chicken with Holly basil)
This dish is very common, well-known and popular one dish meal food, and also known as street vendor food. People in Thailand eat this dish as a breakfast, lunch and supper, especially in Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok
The popular Pad Ga-Prao is with chicken or pork. It is served with steamed rice and commonly comes with a fried egg cooked over-easy and few slices of cucumber to complete a one dish meal.
* If Holly basil is not available, sweet basil or Thai basil can be replaced.
Preparing and cooking time 30 minutes
Serve 3 – 4
**** Very hot
Ingredients
2 Boneless and skinless chicken breast (medium size) about 320 – 350g., chopped into small piece but not ground.
2 cloves Garlic, crushed
1 tsp Soy Sauce
1⁄6 tsp Salt
(Marinate chicken with all ingredients above)
1 cup Snake beans or green beans, cut into ¾ inch long.
½ Onion, cut into ½ inch thick, lengthwish.
50 – 60g Holy basil (this weight including stems, it's about 1 ½ cup packed leaves)
5 Fresh Thai chillies (Prik Kee Noo), finely chopped.
2 tbsp Chilli paste with soya bean oil or Nam Phrik Phao (contain shrimp)
1 tbsp Soy sauce
4 - 5 tbsp Vegetable oil
4 – 5 tbsp water
Instruction
- Marinate chicken with garlic, soy sauce and salt.
- Set the heat at medium high with a steel wok and add 3 tbsp oil, until the wok is hot.
- Add marinated chicken. Break the chicken with the spade of frying pan and stir-fry until chicken is cooked and separated to be pieces, add the rest of oil if the chicken is too dry.
- Add chilli paste, and mix well. Add Snake beans or green beans and onion, stir-fry for 1- 2 minutes. Add soy sauce, chilli, and mix well until vegetables are cooked but firm. During this process add water 1 -2 tbsp at a time.
- Add Holly basil and mix well. Stir-fry until basil is wilted.
- Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice.
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