Thai Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Horapa)
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
Thai Basil Chicken, also known as Gai Pad Horapa, is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
Equipment
- Large or medium wok pan
- Spatula
- medium bowl
Ingredients
- 300 g ground chicken (or protein of your choice)
- 6-7 cloves of garlic
- 2-3 Thai bird’s eye chilies (optional – you can add more or leave it out)
- 2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon seasoning soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
- 1 + 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 cup Thai basil
- 1 + 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil (for stir fry)
- 3 tablespoon vegetable (for frying eggs)
- 2 eggs
Preparation
- Start out by adding garlic and Thai bird’s eye chilies in your mortar, and use the pestle to mash them together. If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, you also mince the ingredients with a knife.
- In a medium bowl, combine fish sauce, seasoning soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, and granulated sugar. Stir them until combined and set aside.
- In a wok or large skillet, heat vegetable oil over high heat.
- Add in your garlic and Thai bird’s eye chilies from step 1, stir-fry until they are fragrant and light golden brown.
- Add ground chicken to the wok and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, once the chicken is nearly cooked, pour in your sauce mixture and continue to stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce has evaporated.
- Add Thai basil leaves to the wok, stir until the leaves are wilted and evenly mixed throughout.
- Serve Thai basil chicken over steamed rice, add a fried egg with a runny yolk on top, enjoy!
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