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Thai Holy Basil Chicken | Pad Kaprao Gai | ผัดกะเพราไก่
Thai holy basil chicken is a dish bursting with flavor and easy to make. Together with rice, it makes the perfect weeknight meal and is something you’ll make on repeat!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- ¼ teaspoon white peppercorns
- 7 cloves garlic (peeled)
- 5 bird's eye chilis
- 10.6 ounces chicken (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 cup holy basil leaves (about 4 stalks)
Instructions
- 1
In a mortar, pound the white peppercorns, garlic and chilies in this order with a pestle until quite coarse.
- 2
Heal oil in a wok over medium heat.
- 3
Once the oil is hot, add the pounded white peppercorns, garlic, and chilies and stir until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- 4
Add chicken and stir until cooked.
- 5
Season with oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar.
- 6
Add holy basil leaves and stir until wilted. Turn off the heat and transfer to a plate or over rice to serve.