The BEST Pad Krapao

Pad Kra Pao with Kai Dao (Holy Basil Stir Fry)🍃🌶🍳

The dish literally means stir fried holy basil. 🍃

You can make it in less than 30 minutes! ⏲

This dish is super delicious and packed with flavor. It is the best with a fried egg on top and served on a bed of hot jasmine rice. 🍚

The flavor profile is savory, salty, spicy, with subtle hints of sweetness and sweet spice from the holy basil.

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Serves 3-4

What you’ll need:
1 lb minced meat of choice (I used pork)
14 garlic cloves (I love garlic)
12 Thai chili peppers (less if you can’t handle spice)
2 large eggs (for topping)
1 cup loosely packed holy basil or Thai basil

Seasonings:
1/2 Tbsp fish sauce
1/2 Tbsp seasoning sauce
1 Tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 Tbsp sweetener of choice (sugar, agave, honey) use less if you like less sweet.

Cooked jasmine rice (1 cup)

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[aidawilson]

Im filipino and i think I’ll enjoy this

[Hannahsunshine-]

"Kra Pao" is the Thai name of Holy basil, different from italian basil. I'm growing some and can't wait until I get enough to make this dish.

[kimthydasun]

Thankyou for using the authentic holy basil for this recipe 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[PersephoneInTheSpring]

I used this recipe to make dinner tonight so thank you Peteeee

[Nyder]

They used to serve this one or two times a week at the International School Bangkok cafeteria. They had a whole lane dedicated to Asian food. I used to get rice soup with meatballs for breakfast every morning.

[appled]

I’m sooo craving for this rn. I used your recipe and it turned out exactly the same as the one I had in Bangkok. 🥹 Thank youu for sharing thiiis!!

[mrbobo]

The chili garlic fumes hit me everytime

[lThellRockl]

kaprawleaves are the basils for those who dont speak Thai. you're welcome

[artkidolee]

Am obsessed with this dish! Why some tutorials only use fish sauce?

[ellylauw]

I like Thai food 😊 👍👍👍, but sometime taste too spicy 🌶️ need to remind when ordering food

[tchris]

Holy basil is not available in my area 😭 I use thai sweet basil but taste is not really the same.

[veganbeets]

Did you use holy basil or something else?

[christinaw]

This looks sooo good but what is seasoning sauce??

[feisty]

I love this menu so much so simple but somehow i end up eating thus at least twice a week🥲✨

[Solmoscow]

What is that seasoning sauce, which went after the fish one?

[nchou]

this is what I eat 7 days a week when I was trying to diet, but it doesn't work as it is so good with rice....

[randalalansmith]

So this is weird. I don't "pepper spray" myself when I cook the chilies. But when I rinse the dishes in cold water, that's when the molecules release into my eyes and lungs.

[NPonlamuangsri]

Man said pad krapao leaves instead of basil 🤣

[dakotakingston]

What oil did you use? That was a fancy ass bottle

[suphasud]

เออ อันนี้ใบกะเพรา ฝรั่งหลายคนใส่ใบโหระพา 😂