Spicy Basil Beef (Pad Krapow)
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A classic, savory, and spicy Thai stir-fry featuring ground beef cooked with garlic, chilies, bell peppers, onions, and plenty of aromatic Thai basil. Served with crispy-edged basted fried eggs, this quick dish is highly customizable and perfect over a hot bowl of jasmine rice.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Prep all vegetables, garlic, chilies, and mix the stir-fry sauce ingredients. → Fry the eggs in hot vegetable oil while basting the whites until crispy, then set aside. → Sauté garlic and chilies, then sear and brown the ground beef, draining off any excess liquid. → Add onions, bell peppers, and sauce to the beef, stir-frying until well incorporated. → Toss in the Thai basil leaves to wilt, finish with white pepper, and serve topped with the crispy eggs.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Prep all vegetables, garlic, chilies, and mix the stir-fry sauce ingredients. → Fry the eggs in hot vegetable oil while basting the whites until crispy, then set aside. → Sauté garlic and chilies, then sear and brown the ground beef, draining off any excess liquid. → Add onions, bell peppers, and sauce to the beef, stir-frying until well incorporated. → Toss in the Thai basil leaves to wilt, finish with white pepper, and serve topped with the crispy eggs.
Introduction
A classic, savory, and spicy Thai stir-fry featuring ground beef cooked with garlic, chilies, bell peppers, onions, and plenty of aromatic Thai basil. Served with crispy-edged basted fried eggs, this quick dish is highly customizable and perfect over a hot bowl of jasmine rice.
Step 1
Prepare the serrano chilies by slicing them thin on the bias.
Step 2
Prep and mince the garlic cloves by cutting off the root ends, gently smashing them with the knife blade, peeling, and then slicing.
Step 3
Cut the red bell pepper into quarter-inch slices (batonnets) after removing the top, bottom, stem, and ribs.
Step 4
Dice the onion by squaring off the root and top, halving it pole to pole, peeling, slicing horizontally and vertically, and dicing.
Step 5
Make the stir-fry sauce by combining sweet soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and chili paste in soybean oil in a small bowl.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Mise en place is highly recommended for stir-fry dishes because the cooking process happens extremely fast over high heat.
Clean hands, knife blades, and cutting boards often when preparing hot chilies to prevent spicy capsaicin transfer.
Use fresh fish sauce that is translucent amber-brown; if it oxidizes and turns dark/opaque, it is time to replace it.
Sweet soy sauce is made of roughly 70% molasses and 30% soy sauce, offering a thick glaze and rich sweetness without excess saltiness.
Ground chicken, pork, or tofu can be easily substituted for ground beef using the exact same cooking technique.
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