It looked just like Basil Chicken, except the mint was quite identifiable. Thanks for that, Mark. Absolutely delicious, easy and very quick to make. }); Now I’m sitting here like “what do I make?!”. Found Thai basil plants last spring at Home Depot. Thai Recipes: Thai Basil fried rice with pork. } else if (value === undefined || value === null || value === '') { 5. Thanks for showing me how to make one of my favorite dishes. Add about a cup full of bland white wine (helps preservative) Had the dish in a small Thai place in Livermore, CA, and craved it ever since. You are very responsive to your readers, so I am hoping that you can clear my confusion. } This is a favorite dish of mine & that includes the fried egg cooked the way you described. Thanks for that awesome recipe. Looks yummy, but do you have just the recipe for your thai basil sauce? It has potential.. anyway we are supposed to use a tablespoon for oyster sauce and the soy sauce? I made coconut rice to accompany it and both together were phenomenal. I’ve only been able to make it with the fresh Thai Basil, Italian Sweet Basil, and Cayan Chilis we grow in our garden, but it’s still delicious. please comment on the authenticity of this method. + serialized + '&jsonp=true'); it should be in a book and sold, I’d pay for it! Normally I use peanut oil, but lots of food vendors use soybean oil. there is a rinky dinky Thai restaurant in Saudi, in he city of Al-Khobar. I added a few drops of nam blaa to mine and it came out well. Looks yummy…. I love Thai foods, can you share me some of your easy & quick to cook dishes. I’m so proud of myself! You might want to question how nice your Thai lady friend is. Still delicious!! In about a thousand(no exaggeration) visits to Thai restaurants all across the USA I’ve never found this duplicated. Motorcycles zig-zag treacherously through the lines of cars clogging the streets. if (allInputs[i].value == fieldVal) { } But if you simply cannot find holy basil (you could grow some yourself) and can only find Thai sweet basil, you can still make this recipe, and though it won’t have that peppery flavor, it will still probably taste good. Thanks for the amazing recipe. Thanks a lot for this “yummy” recipe. Hey Gerald, yah definitely, the ambiance plays such a big part in the eating experience. var regexStr = "field\\[(\\d+)\\]"; Mark, reading thru comments on your pad-kra-pao-gai recipe/video; I came across the Thia dish mentioned in Sid Dobson’s post 23Jan14 (pot nuah by ka praoh, pot pedt.) That said I still can’t nail this dish anywhere near as well as the locals! var oldFunc = element['on' + event]; THANK YOU [email protected] BROOKLYN. Kai yang. I served the basil chicken with yellow curry rice. Chok di kap! I agree. Hey Flora, great to hear from you. Thank you so much and looking forward to trying other recipies from this website ! Other than that, it was delicious and very easy to make , Your recipe and video looks absolutely delicious … I am off to the kitchen to make some for my dinner .. thanks. var addEvent = function(element, event, func) { Thank you so much! thanks. "); I hope you can find the ingredients and let me know how it turns out. However, feel free to substitute chicken with whatever meat you want. Thanks again. It may have to do with how high your flame is. It was fantastic. 1. For some reason the link to this page shows error 404. I added Tom Yum Veggie paste and coconut milk and red bell peppers baby corn bok choy also a peeled carrots celery young pepper corns and capers SO GOOD on glass noodles fresh lime and cilantro /coriander ** AWESOME** Thanks. Made your sticky rice…very easy and good. Definitely making this simple, yet very tasty dish again. }; } } 1 1/2 cup of sliced chicken breast; 1/4 cup of sliced onion Please correct me if i’m wrong. Ahh, thanks for reminding me how to make a proper thaistyle fried egg:) Great dish. It’s hard to find fresh basil, even more so for holy basil. I also added red bell pepper, green onion, and green beans. Love you recipes and videos. Awesome to hear that Alina, glad you enjoyed it! var remove_tooltips = function() { Great to hear that Kacey, glad it turned out well. Place a large amount of the whole plant in a VERY powerful (2000 W +) blender. } Any chance you could find and do this recipe for us??????? When i looked at the video (which is great to look at to learn how to do) I was laughing out loud when I saw you where using the same frying pan and tools as I do:) It’s so much nicer to look at than the snobbish tv chefs. Hey George, you’re welcome, thank you very much for your support!

var getUrlParam = function(name) { Pad krapow is a savory dish. tooltip.appendChild(inner); for (var i = 0; i < radios.length; i++) { Fish sauce is really common for this recipe ordinarily ? Thanks for sharing your recipe for my all time favourite. It can be a vegetarian stir fry with vegetables, with the omission of both fish and oyster sauce. Im sure your family will enjoy this, good luck with your continued practice making Phad Kra Pow, and have a great day today! this basil-scented Thai stir-fry is easy to make and hard to resist. selected = false; if (elems[i].checked) no_error = true; Happy cooking! The only bad thing is I can’t get Thai holy basil here in Canada in the winter, so I have to use sweet basil. Alanna, thanks for writing! Required fields are marked *. Khao Phat Kai recipe (Chicken in a creamy hot basil - chilli sauce) Ingredients: 3 cups cooked rice. I happen to like that soft texture, but I know some people do not. I love this dish and have tried so many times to replicate it just by taste & feel. I do like it with the ground chicken mince also……..and great with an egg and juuuuuust the right amount of runny yolk to mix in with the rice. Thai Rice Bowl Phat kaphrao is a combination of stir fried chilies, garlic, and protein. 20131205-tarad-sen-yai-three-dish-comparison.jpg. Can I pre cook the chicken except for the fresh basil? if (!tooltips[i].no_arrow) resize_tooltip(tooltips[i]); Man, you are sick!!! Yes, great to hear that Shannon, I love the egg too! It was awesome. Other than tht, taste exactly like those I bought in a thai restaurant! Yah, I’ve tried to order pad kra pao in the US as well, and it always includes some different vegetables and often with sweet basil instead of holy basil. I’m a Database Admin sick of Corporate life and may chuck it all and come out to see you. Chicken gizzard. The chicken is never the color as pictured and the taste is rather bland. I live in regiinal australia – its hard to find any thai basil. THANKS, always have enjoyed your style of cooking, Great dish Mark, all the best from Belgium. Perhaps I am using the wrong chili because 4-10 would not have been edible? Hey Santa, you’re welcome, glad you like it. } I used moose meat (I live in Alaska) of beef in the Thai beef basil recipe and it was great. I usually have to work with standard “Kikkoman” soy sauce, whether it be light, low sodium, regular, etc… Fish sauce is typically “Viet Huong 3 Crabs Fish Sauce”.. I’m Korean, so I’m very unfamiliar with Thai and Vietnamese (my two favorites in Asian cuisine) cooking — ingredients and all. var results = new RegExp(regexStr).exec(allInputs[i].name); I took your advice and semi pounded the garlic and chiles in a mortar to release the oils. Everything is possible…, Here in Germany I cook Thaifood every week. amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart"; elems[i].className = elems[i].className.replace(/ ?_has_error ?/g, ''); }; Hallo Mark 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). You know the texture I’m talking about and have probably eaten tons of it, the meat being luxuriously soft and tender. if (!value.match(/^\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d$/)) { Thanks for this recipe – look forward to more to come. In it it calls for red curry paste but no recipe for same. You nailed it! After the egg looks about right to your cooked likeness (I like mine runny), take it out, drain the excess oil, and put it on a plate for later. Not edible for you, but delicious for someone who likes spicy food. Surprisingly, the dish turned out to be exactly how I wanted it to taste and I was amazed by the clarity of the recipe! Another idea, was at a Vietnamese restaurant recently that several Thai basil leaves on the side with their Pho. That sounds delicious, and great advice for a holy basil substitute. Thanks for your recipe. Could this recipe be adapted using those ingredients? if i try this with shrimp, should i cut it into small pieces like the chicken? I live in north New Jersey and can’t find Thai red chillies anywhere. You can buy the seeds online, it grows well in pots in the NSW summer. Learn how to prepare and make the traditional Thai Fried and Stir-fried Dishes from scratch form a Master Thai Chef. Blend for a long time until the stalks are no longer perceptible (it is not realised just how much flavour is in the stalks) script.type = 'text/javascript'; One question : I LOVE spicy everything but my daughter doesn’t . Oh and I’ll clue you in on the secret ingredient passed down to me from Ma, a nice heaping spoon of Por Kwan brand chili paste with sweet basil leaves. I made it today relished every bite!!! Most of the time, they just stir fry it as is, sometimes they will fry it in oil first to give it a crispy edge, and then drain the oil, but most of the time they just stir fry it straight. They don’t need to know it was this easy! I assume it would be almost same, just use less chili and then add chrused black pepper to the sauce before adding it to the wok. This recipe isn’t authentic. tooltip.className = '_error'; if (!submitted) { I was surprised by how simple it was. Will try it and let you know later! Let me know how everything turns out! tooltip = create_tooltip(elem, "Please select an option. I’m making this tonight and cannot wait! In Thailand we often use a brand called Healthy Boy for soy sauce, which I think is available at Asian supermarkets in the US. Mix with about 500 ml of high smoke temperature oil (Canola). Add 1 teaspoon of oyster sauce, ½ teaspoon light soy sauce, ½ teaspoon sugar, and finally a splash of dark soy sauce. } e.preventDefault(); If you have it and dont mind sharing please. } I can’t eat garlic so had to leave that out but the flavours were still great, You didn’t mince the chicken? If you like it sweeter get a better oyster sauce or just some sweet black soy sauce. var form = document.getElementById('_form_' + id + '_'), err = document.createElement('div'), button = form.querySelector('button'), old_error = form.querySelector('._form_error'); Thanks for sharing!!! if (typeof(trackcmp_url) != 'undefined' && trackcmp_url) { Finally, just like all of my Thai recipes, the ingredients listed (and the quantities) are a guide – it’s what I used – but use it loosely as a guide. Hi Marc, tried this recipe tonight, it’s awesome! Thanks for sharing this recipe. Cant wait to try it. I only used two bird peppers and it was mildly spicy. window._load_script = function(url, callback) { Hi Hollie, glad to hear you love Thai basil chicken as well, and with ground chicken it tastes amazing as well. And it turned out pretty good! Thanks so much for the recipe. Dear Mark, The fresh combination of ingredients would make the vegetarian dish deliver its flavour. Thank you! inner.className = '_error-inner'; _load_script(trackcmp_url); }); The dish is defined by a last-minute dose of kaphrao (holy or hot basil), an ingredient so essential that the dish is named for it. if (no_error && elem.name == 'email') { We discovered Thai Basil! Sugar in this recipe is not needed. You know sometimes when you go to a restaurant and you have no idea what to order, or even what you want to eat? Your email address will not be published. Thank you Mark for this recipe. You could try a bit of Indonesian kecap manis – which is sweet dark soy sauce. Or we check out together the new soei – I was yesterday /it was great . If only we could find green papaya, we would be in heaven. I think it was more out of necessity (there was no place to get holy basil or “tulsi” back then) than it was a traditional dish. h�bbd```b``�"�A$�;ɕ� �l[���`�Lj�H��`��`�I0�,2�~fO�l�N�، Rx%�T��b� �#�r>��LA�������t-�%@3�����K� >�� I found holy basil in Fry’s supermarket, and designed my dinner around it. Made this today with chicken thigh instead of breast. Not that it’ll help in February but I’m from SE Michigan. I received many compliments. yummy. What are your thoughts, and thanks again for an excellent post! Perhaps you and your wife want to join me ? I did some research on my own but I think it just confused me even more since there’s Japanese light and dark and Chinese light and dark, and they’re all different. I have tried many ! Hi Mark ”Chon Buri gin wan” is very true. } no_error = false; I find that most Thai dishes I’ve cooked have at least some of that. var results = new RegExp(regexStr, 'i').exec(window.location.href); When the oil is hot, add the chilies and garlic. Some people will use fish sauce, but other don’t want the fishy fragrance in the dish, but really it’s up to you. I can’t wait to try more of the recipes.. seriously impressed! but it still tasted great! Can I please pin on Pinterest? I dont know thai holy basil. Hi Penny, that’s awesome to hear, thank you very much and glad the dishes you cooked turned out so well! var regexStr = '[\?&]' + name + '=([^&#]*)'; Thank you for sharing Arthur, glad you enjoyed it. var form_to_submit = document.getElementById('_form_1_'); Stir-fried chicken with hot basil. but it is sooooo good! looks delicious! } Fried egg with a (very) hard yolk, khai dao suk (mak), is needed when the fried egg is used for making yam khai dao: fried egg salad. } Now that I’m back home in Michigan, it’s tough finding basil in February, much less Thai basil. Another way you can really elevate the flavor of this Thai basil chicken recipe is by using a mortar and pestle to hand grind your garlic and chilies. I love Thai’s foods! Just discovered this recipe as another dish to prepare for the family tonight! Thank you for sharing. Phat kaphrao consists of meat such as pork, chicken, beef, and seafood stir fried with Thai holy basil and garlic. Thx for all the inspiration and your efforts to travel for food! Keep posting! I love your website and plan to get my hands (and mouth) dirty with more delicious Thai dishes soon! Even without the Holy basil it was fantastic. if (tooltips[i].elem === elem) { } So cool to hear that, glad you enjoyed it! for (var i = 0; i < elem.options.length; i++) { When the oil is hot and sizzling, drop in the egg. Can’t wait to try this recipe! But you made it look so simple that it tasted great even on my first try!! Thank you for a lovely recipe and I will now study your website. https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2015/05/thai-fish-curry-recipe-nam-ya/, https://www.eatingthaifood.com/thai-red-curry-paste-recipe/, https://www.eatingthaifood.com/thai-recipes/, https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2014/02/thai-larb-recipe/, https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2014/06/thai-gai-pad-prik-gaeng-recipe-%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B3-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%81/, http://www.audionetwork.com/production-music/opium_3956.aspx, 1 chicken breast (or any other cut of boneless chicken, about 200 grams), 4 – 10 Thai chilies – when you fry the chilies, they aren’t as spicy, 1 splash of dark sweet soy sauce (you can use, 1 handful of Thai holy basil leaves (really try to get holy basil). Just try it without the sugar, the oyster sauce is sweet enough. Great to hear from you Myint, hope you enjoy the recipes and hope you have a great Christmas and New Year! Thoughts? I can only assume the Thai owner was making do with what he could find! We love Thai food and finding recipe’s like this one is such a treat! Thanks Mark for your great recipe ^_____^ (Y). I used Sambal Oelek ground fresh chili paste, since I could only find Mexican chilis at the local supermarket. Recipe size: 1 plate meal, and to be honest, it tastes best when cooked in a single portion. var needs_validate = function(el) { Hi Mark All I know is that I’ve never had a Thai or Vietnamese dish I didn’t enjoy. Hey Carl, you’re welcome, I’m so happy to hear this. } Hi Mark, great recipe!!! I made this dish again a few days ago! If I want to add bell pepper & string bean, would I add them before or after the chicken? }; It was amazing. As you are a veteran of YouTube, I cannot sign in to join in chats. Prepare yourself to drool over these 41 meals, each featuring mouthwatering photos, details, and where you can eat it. But for sure try this recipe, its well worth it. thank you. Awesome to hear that Salina, glad you liked it! Now I’m back in Bangkok again (However, I do tend to play it safe by sticking to regular chicken, shrimp, pork, and beef). Finally got a Holy Basil plant this year, so I can grow my own here in Northern Virginia! thank u so mush for yr delicious n precise recipes n books. oldFunc.apply(this, arguments); My American friends said arroy mak! It is also the same as Ethiopian baso bela, which you can find fried in Ethiopian shops. In Japan (yes I know, not Thai), making this with ground pork is the most common Thai Dish in Japan. So incredibly easy and delicious!! Enjoy!! The dish was spectacular. } else { Just made this recipe on our wok-a-que, and it was fantastic. I LOVED this recipe..it was delicious & certainly spicy. Kai Phat Bai Kaphrao (Chicken Stir-Fried with Holy Basil) ไก่ผัดใบกะเพรา. Thank you for reading Stacey, glad you enjoyed this. I used hoisin and soy sauce in my recipe. i bought mine at whole foods and it was quite pricey. Traditional taste. Will continue exploring your recipes! Hi Sofia, good to hear you made this and got your shipment of holy basil. (function() { Utensils: wok, frying pan Added spice is provided through fresh chilli and garlic, with the finished dish being served up on a bed of rice. But the Thais populary choose pork or chicken. The holy basil do make the difference, sure:). I’m lucky regards where I live; Manchester, UK. Have been making it for a couple of years now. Ingredients. var selected = true; tooltips[i].tip.parentNode.removeChild(tooltips[i].tip); Thanks very much again! But I raped your recipe a bit;). if (!value.match(/^[\+_a-z0-9-'&=]+(\.[\+_a-z0-9-']+)*@[a-z0-9-]+(\.[a-z0-9-]+)*(\. var tooltip = document.createElement('div'), arrow = document.createElement('div'), inner = document.createElement('div'), new_tooltip = {}; I cooked based from this recipe but I added some vegetables like carrots, beansprouts and bell peppers and absolutely taste fantastic. I was stationed in Thailand in 69 and 70 with the USAF. Il y a beaucoup d’ingrédients mais la recette reste simple. (I made it without once and it’s so much better with! Hi Mark love your YouTube channel. Consider taking attire to match each of these seasons. Came back yesterday from Thailand and need my last weeks breakfast.:). often cook for my family n friends. if (element.addEventListener) { Flavors: Salty stir fry, complete meal deal, fragrant from the chilies, garlic, and holy basil err.appendChild(div); inner.innerHTML = text; Joe. Can I add Fish sauce? My son found this gem, prepare to be amazed. What a wonderful dish. I’m actually not familiar with the flavor of Indian basil – not sure if I’ve ever eaten it. Thanks so much for the recipe. no_error = false; if (html) { Thanks again! This recipe is a keeper! The strange thing is that the numerous times I have had this in Bkk, the meat has invariably been minced, usually in the hotel coffee shops, I might add!! wrapper.className = '_form-inner'; As for palm sugar, you can use it or white sugar either way, but most people in Thailand these days use table sugar. If it starts to get dry, add just a tiny splash of water. GOOD TASTING GLUTEN -FREE OYSTER SAUCE. My crispy skirted egg was perfection, to go along side the rice. It was still delicious. That way it’s finished and freshly cooked as soon as the chicken and egg are ready. Stir-fried basil with minced chicken. amzn_assoc_linkid = "c3a1c6c45db0cb4e48c8f90548aeae1a"; Thanks again! I have perfected red, green, and panang curry, but this one edluded me until today. I made three variations of this recipe – using ground chicken, using eggplant, and using potatoes+paneer. Cut the chicken into small bite sized pieces. if (window.location.search.search("excludeform") !== -1) return false; In my opinion, you can only eat this with a Thai iced tea… or something equally sweet and milky. Just use sweet basil with some cinnamon and anise or fennel. thank u again. Try this recipe out, let me know if you have any questions or comments below, and if you enjoyed this recipes, I would really appreciate it if you would share this with a friend you know who loves Thai food as well – thank you! Thank you for sharing Gabrielle, glad you enjoyed it, and sounds good with all the additions. Hey Andy, great to hear you’ve enjoyed this recipe, and that you can get holy basil in your area. 6. In Australia, one shop in Thaitown is importing such frozen cubes made in Chiang Rai, but not as good as the recipe above, I can’t wait to try this dish. 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. Tasted just like the restaurant version. When I first was introduced to Thai food in Southern California, some 30 years ago, I remember a restaurant making their pad grao pao with mint as well. Before getting started on this Thai basil chicken recipe, often my very first step is to begin by cooking a pot of rice. Wayne. I love Thai’s foods! Phat phak ruam - stir fried combination of vegetables depending on availability and preference. I've also included some of my personal travel eating tips and answered some of your top questions... like "Mark, how do you make money to travel?". I know of two methods, one being “velveting”, where you poach the beef or chicken quickly in either oil or water after marinating it in tapioca starch and egg white. In our local moo baan one shophouse restaurant she puts sugar in the pad krapow and it’s horrible. tooltips[i].tip.parentNode.removeChild(tooltips[i].tip); if (!found && elems[i] !== elem) return true; On a related note, I’m really glad that I was able to find holy basil here in Kuala Lumpur. I did not have Thai chilis or dark soy sauce. The original recipes for red and green curry is the “Thai basil” or holy basil? It’s in most Thai cooking I’m aware of and often either replaces or enhances the soy sauce. Hmm, usually the dish that included minced meat with mint would be a type of laab (also spelled larb https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2014/02/thai-larb-recipe/). Thai-style grilled chicken owes its fame to the folks of the nation’s northeast, who marinate the bird in a distinctive mixture of fish sauce, coriander root and garlic. I agree with you though, sometimes coated in cornstarch give the meat a soft velvety texture. Felt like it was what I ordered from Bangkok Cuisine in Forest Hills Queens. Thank you so much for posting this video clip!! My favorite dish, if I remember correctly was (pot nuah by ka praoh, pot pedt.) It turned out really good! Some people also like to fry basil from start…becomes crispy ) i like to encourage u to keep on doing this n wish u every success in what u r doing.plese don’t reply to me as i m a very bad correspondent.