Gatsby Default Starter

Pad Ka-Prao (ผัดกะเพรา)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound of ground pork, beef, or chicken
  • 7 (26g) large cloves of garlic, peeled
  • 7 (16g) bird’s eye chilies
  • 1 large shallot (20g), chopped
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
  • 1 cup holy basil leaves, packed

Instructions

  1. Pound the garlic, chilies, and shallot until you get a coarse paste in mortar and pestle
  2. Heat up the vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
  3. Add paste to it and fry until fragrant.
  4. Add the meat and break it up with the spatula into small pieces.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients (except the basil leaves).
  6. Take off heat and add the basil leaves.
  7. Serve over rice. A Thai-style crispy fried egg on top and a tiny bowl of nam-pla prik would be nice.