Pad Ka Pao (FRIED CHICKEN WITH BASIL LEAVES)

Pad Ka Pao (FRIED CHICKEN WITH BASIL LEAVES)

Ingredients

1. Chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces  350 g.

2. Cloves garlic, finely chopped                      3 g.

3. Onion sliced                                            5 g.          

4. Vegetable oil                                           2 tablespoons

5. Black soy sauce                                        3 teaspoons  

6. Fish sauce                                              2 tablespoons

7. Fresh holy basil                                        1 cup.    

8.Chillies, chopped and pounded coarsely       

* Dash of ground white pepper

Note : You can add more vegetables such as carrot, string bean, mushroom, baby corn as extra ingredients.

Method

1. Heat a wok until the oil is hot, then stir in the garlic, and then add onions. Stir another few seconds before adding the chicken. Continue Stir-frying until chicken is cooked throughly.

2. Add chillies and sprinkle black soy sauce over the mixture and stir-fry another 15-20 seconds.

3.Then add fresh basil leaves and fish sauce to taste. Stir and mix well. Sprinkle with white pepper. Stir and transfer to a serving dish. Normally, Thai people love to eat this dish with steamed rice and fried egg. 

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