Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Kra Prow)
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A classic Thai street food dish featuring savory ground chicken stir-fried with crispy green beans and aromatic Thai sweet basil, coated in a rich, caramelized savory-sweet sauce and served over hot jasmine rice with a crispy, runny fried egg.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Chop the garlic, chilies, and green beans, then fry the eggs in hot oil until crispy with a runny yolk and set aside. → Sear the ground chicken in hot oil, pressing it down to brown, then break it up. → Stir-fry the garlic, chilies, and green beans with the chicken until aromatic. → Add chicken stock and the seasoning sauces, boiling until the liquid reduces into a thick glaze. → Toss in the Thai sweet basil and white pepper just until wilted, then serve over jasmine rice with the fried egg.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Chop the garlic, chilies, and green beans, then fry the eggs in hot oil until crispy with a runny yolk and set aside. → Sear the ground chicken in hot oil, pressing it down to brown, then break it up. → Stir-fry the garlic, chilies, and green beans with the chicken until aromatic. → Add chicken stock and the seasoning sauces, boiling until the liquid reduces into a thick glaze. → Toss in the Thai sweet basil and white pepper just until wilted, then serve over jasmine rice with the fried egg.
Introduction
A classic Thai street food dish featuring savory ground chicken stir-fried with crispy green beans and aromatic Thai sweet basil, coated in a rich, caramelized savory-sweet sauce and served over hot jasmine rice with a crispy, runny fried egg.
Step 1
Prepare the aromatics: smash the garlic cloves with a wide knife and roughly chop them. Finely slice the Thai bird's eye chilies.
Step 2
Fry the egg: heat 1/4 cup of neutral oil in a pan over high heat until wisps of white smoke appear. Carefully crack an egg into the hot oil and immediately spoon hot oil over the egg white to puff it up while keeping the yolk runny. Remove, drain, and set aside.
Step 3
Prepare the vegetables: trim the stem ends of the green beans, align them, and slice them into small 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch pieces.
Step 4
Sear the chicken: keep 2 to 3 tablespoons of the frying oil in the pan over high heat until smoking hot. Add the ground chicken, pressing it flat into the pan to maximize contact. Sear undisturbed for 1 to 2 minutes until browned, then flip and break it into crumbles.
Step 5
Add aromatics and beans: add the chopped garlic, sliced chilies, and green beans to the pan. Stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes until the garlic is light golden and the beans turn bright green.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
If you cannot find traditional Thai holy basil (Krapow), Thai sweet basil (Horapa) is an excellent and widely available substitute.
Thai bird's eye chilies are very hot. Adjust the quantity to your spice tolerance, or substitute with serrano peppers for milder heat.
Frying the egg in hot oil creates a signature crispy, lacy edge while leaving the yolk rich and runny.
Unlike Chinese stir-fry, street-style Thai basil chicken relies on a reduction sauce that thickens as the stock boils down and emulsifies with the chicken fat.
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