Easy Pad Kra Pao
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish Pork
- Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 shallots, finely diced
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground pork, beef, turkey or chicken
- 1 to 4 Thai or bird’s eye chiles (or more) sliced and mashed
- 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- About 1/2 cup (or more) packed Holy Basil leaves
- additional bird’s eye chiles or a milder chili like a Fresno for garnish, optional
- additional basil, for garnish, optional
- lime for garnish
- Eggs, optional; 1 per person, fried crispy with yolk runny
- Cooked rice for serving
Instructions
Highly recommended to measure out all the condiment ingredients, sugar, and broth into a bowl before starting to cook.
Add oil to skillet (or wok if you have one) over medium-high heat. Once hot, add shallots and garlic. Stir fry for about a minute, until beginning shallots begin to soften. Add ground pork and continue to cook until no longer pink, breaking down into small pieces as it cooks. Do not overcook or the pork may become rubbery.
Add the chilis and stir in, incorporating them. Immediately add in the mixed ingredients for the sauce. Continue to cook about two to three minutes, or until the sauce has thickened and is coating the pork.
Remove from heat and stir in the basil.
Serve with desired garnishes with rice. Top with fried egg if desired.
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