A savory and aromatic holy basil stir fry with pork is a popular Thai dish. This pad ka prao recipe is the best to serve with jasmine rice and crispy pan fried egg. Simple and delicious phat kaphrao dish or meal can be done in 15 minutes!
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What is Thai pad ka prao?
Pad ka prao is a Thai dish that means holy basil stir fry. It’s also called phat kaphrao and some even spell it pad ka pow. Besides, it’s the best to serve with rice and crispy pan fried egg. Often, it is stir fried with chicken, pork, beef or seafood with sweet Thai basil.
What are the ingredients in pad ka pao?
In this pad ka prao recipe, I used ground pork, sweet Thai basil, garlic, shallots, tamarind concentrate, lime juice, brown sugar, fish sauce and soy sauce. I put chili peppers as optional. You can add chili peppers if you want it spicy.
Cooking tips for how to make Thai pad ka pao:
- Stir fry ground pork until it changes color then add brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, tamarind concentrate and stir fry a little bit.
- Add sweet Thai basil and stir fry a little bit then turn off fire. Pour the lime juice.
- Pan fried the eggs until the edges are little crispy and the yolk is still little liquid. It is the best to mix with hot rice and pork pad ka pao.
FAQs:
Can I use tamarind juice or vinegar instead?
Yes, you can. But just add to your taste.
Is it okay to use regular basil instead of Thai basil?
Sure, you can. However, sweet Thai basil has a nice and better fragrance.
How should I cook the eggs?
Pan fried the eggs like sun side up and until the edge of the white is little golden brown.
Instructions for how to make phat kaphrao:
1. Minced 5 cloves of garlic.
2. Next, minced 2 heads of shallot.
3. After, pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a non-stick pan. Then, add minced garlic, shallot and stir fry them a little bit.
4. The following, add 1.5 pounds of ground pork and stir fry them until it changes color.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoon of tamarind concentrate. Keep stir frying for a couple minutes.
6. After that, add a cup of sweet Thai basil. Turn off fire and stir fry them a little bit.
7. Pour 1 teaspoon of lime juice and mix them a little bit.
8. Lastly, pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a non-stick pan and crack three eggs. Pan fried the eggs until the edges of white are golden brown. Pad ka pao is the best to serve with jasmine rice and pan fried egg.
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Thai Pad Ka Prao
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds Ground pork
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 2 Shallot
- 1 cup Sweet Thai basil
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil (1 tablespoon for stir fry garlic & shallot, 1 tablespoon for pan fried eggs)
- Chili peppers (optional 1-2 depends how much you can handle spicy food)
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons Brown sugar
- 1.5 tablespoons Fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon Tamarind concentrate
- 1 teaspoon Lime juice
Sides:
- 3 Pan fried eggs
- Some Jasmine Rice
Instructions
- Minced 5 cloves of garlic.
- Next, minced 2 heads of shallot.
- After, pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a non-stick pan. Then, add minced garlic, shallot and stir fry them a little bit.
- The following, add 1.5 pounds of ground pork and stir fry them until it changes color.
- Add 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 1.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and 1/2 tablespoon of tamarind concentrate. Keep stir frying for a couple minutes.
- After that, add a cup of sweet Thai basil. Turn off fire and stir fry them a little bit.
- Pour 1 teaspoon of lime juice and mix them a little bit.
- Lastly, pour 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil into a non-stick pan and crack three eggs. Pan fried the eggs until the edges of white are golden brown. Pad ka pao is the best to serve with jasmine rice and pan fried egg.
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Notes
Cooking tips for how to make Thai pad ka pao:
- Stir fry ground pork until it changes color then add brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, tamarind concentrate and stir fry a little bit.
- Add sweet Thai basil and stir fry a little bit then turn off fire. Pour the lime juice.
- Pan fried the eggs until the edges are little crispy and the yolk is still little liquid. It is the best to mix with hot rice and pork pad ka pao.
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