Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Kra Pao)

Name: Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Kra Pao)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Australian
Ingredients: 600g chicken mince; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 long red chillies, roughly chopped; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; large handful Thai basil leaves; 4 fried eggs, sunny-side up; steamed jasmine rice to serve

A quick Thai-inspired dish of spicy chicken with Thai basil, Pad Kra Pao style. Folding the basil in only after the pan comes off the heat keeps the leaves vivid green instead of wilting into a dull khaki.

Total time

15 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Australian

Ingredients

600gchicken mince

4 clovesgarlic, minced

3long red chillies, roughly chopped

3 tbspfish sauce

1 tbspoyster sauce

1 tbspsoy sauce

1 tspsugar

2 tbspvegetable oil

large handfulThai basil leaves

4fried eggs, sunny-side up

steamed jasmine riceto serve

Instructions

Pound or blend garlic and chilli to a paste.

Fry paste in oil over high heat 30 seconds.

Add chicken mince. Cook, breaking up, until no longer pink.

Add fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy and sugar. Stir-fry 2 minutes.

Remove from heat. Fold in Thai basil. Serve over rice with a fried egg.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

297

Protein

27.6g

Fat

19.1g

Carbs

4.2g

Fiber

0.4g

Sodium

1280mg

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