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Authentic Thai Basil Shrimp (Pad Kra Pao)
Authentic Thai basil shrimp recipe made in one pan in under 30 minutes! Adjust the spice and swap in your favorite protein.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 1 serving
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 chilies (adjust to taste)
- 8 shrimp (deveined, optionally heads-on)
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp water
- ½ onion (sliced)
- a handful of holy basil
Instructions
- 1
Pound the garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle and set aside.
- 2
Mix water, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a small bowl.
- 3
Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- 4
Sauté the pounded garlic-chili paste until fragrant.
- 5
Add the shrimp and cook until just pink.
- 6
Pour in the sauce and stir to coat. Allow the shrimp to cook in the sauce for a moment.
- 7
Add sliced onion and stir-fry until softened and the shrimp is cooked through.
- 8
Turn off the heat, stir in the Thai basil, and serve immediately with rice and optionally a fried egg.