Pad Krapao
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A traditional Thai dish featuring stir-fried beef with basil, served with steamed jasmine rice, a crispy fried egg, and Prik Nam Pla dipping sauce.
00:15:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- finely diced beef or beef mince (80/20) - 500g
- garlic, peeled - 4 cloves
- bird’s eye chillies - 2
- large red chilli - 1
- holy basil - 1 bunch (Thai basil or sweet basil can be used as alternatives)
- lime - 1
- fish sauce - 3 tbsp
- sugar - 2 tsp
- oil for frying - watch the video to see (beef tallow or any neutral-flavoured oil will work)
- eggs - 4
- steamed jasmine rice - watch the video to see (to serve)
Instructions
- Prepare Chilli-Garlic Paste: Using a mortar and pestle, crush the garlic, 2 bird’s eye chillies, and the large red chilli (diced). Pound into a paste—it can remain a little chunky.
- Make Prik Nam Pla Dipping Sauce: Mix together the lime juice, 2 bird’s eye chillies (finely sliced), 1 tablespoon fish sauce, and ½ teaspoon sugar. Set aside for later.
- Stir-Fry Beef: Heat a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Once hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil. When the oil is hot, add the beef and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Add Chilli-Garlic Paste and Seasonings: Add the chilli-garlic paste to the beef, stir quickly, then add the fish sauce and sugar. Continue to cook for another 2 minutes, adding water 1 tablespoon at a time if the mixture begins to dry out.
- Finish with Basil: In the last 30 seconds of cooking, add the basil and toss. Then remove from the wok.
- Serve: Serve the beef alongside steamed jasmine rice, with the Prik Nam dipping sauce and a crispy fried egg on top.
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