Chinese food recipes

Thai-style basil chicken stir-fry

Ingredients for Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken

Chicken thigh meat, diced 1 large piece/ 200 grams Yardlong beans, cut into small pieces 1 cup
Garlic cloves 2-3 cloves Thai bird’s eye chili 2-3 pieces
Holy basil leaves/Thai basil 2 cups Soy sauce/light soy sauce 1 teaspoon
Fish sauce/nam pla 1 teaspoon Thai sweet soy sauce/dark soy sauce 1 teaspoon
Oyster sauce 1 teaspoon

Recipe for Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken

【Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken】Pad kra pao gai step 1

Step 1

Cut the chicken into cubes, marinate with cooking wine, salt, and black pepper for ten minutes. (Marinating is optional! I just think marinated meat tastes better).
【Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken】Pad kra pao gai step 2

Step 2

Peel the garlic, and pound it together with the chili in a mortar until mashed.
【Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken】Pad kra pao gai step 3

Step 3

Heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil in a pan, sauté the mashed garlic and chili until fragrant.
【Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken】Pad kra pao gai step 4

Step 4

Add the yardlong beans and diced chicken, stir-fry until the chicken changes color, then add fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sweet soy sauce for seasoning. Continue stir-frying for two to three minutes until the chicken is completely cooked.
【Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken】Pad kra pao gai step 5

Step 5

Add the holy basil, stir-fry until the basil wilts.
【Thai-style Stir-fried Chicken】Pad kra pao gai step 6

Step 6

Serve with a fried egg and white rice.

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