Pad Kra Pao (Pad Krapow, Kaprao, Phat kaphrao, ผัดกะเพรา)
Pork and Holy Basil stir-fry
Servings: 1 person
Calories: 430kcal
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Wok or deep frying-pan
- Knife
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 500 g minced pork
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 shallots thinly sliced
- 6 cloves garlics sliced
- 3 chillies
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce light (thin)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce dark
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 1½ cup holy basil leaves
Instructions
- Add the oil, shallots and garlic in a wok and fry for 3 minutes at medium high heat.
- Add the minced pork, stir it and turn up the heat to high.
- Add sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add chicken broth to the frying-pan. Stir-fry until the broth is almost evaporated.
- Add basil leaves and stir-fry until they are wilted.
- Serve over cooked rice.
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Notes
Common variants:
- Phat kaphrao kai (ผัดกะเพราไก่) – stir-fried holy basil with chicken
- Phat kaphrao mu (ผัดกะเพราหมู) – stir-fried holy basil with pork
- Phat kaphrao mu sap (ผัดกะเพราหมูสับ) – stir-fried holy basil with minced pork
- Phat kaphrao tap mu (ผัดกะเพราตับหมู) – stir-fried holy basil with pork livers
- Phat kaphrao mu krop (ผัดกะเพราหมูกรอบ) – stir-fried holy basil with crispy pork belly
- Phat kaphrao nuea (ผัดกะเพราเนื้อ) – stir-fried holy basil with beef
- Phat kaphrao nuea sap (ผัดกะเพราเนื้อสับ) – stir-fried holy basil with minced beef
- Phat kaphrao lukchin (ผัดกะเพราลูกชิ้น) – stir-fried holy basil with meatballs
- Phat kaphrao kung (ผัดกะเพรากุ้ง) – stir-fried holy basil with prawns
- Phat kaphrao pla muek (ผัดกะเพราปลาหมึก) – stir-fried holy basil with squids
- Phat kaphrao ruam mit (ผัดกะเพรารวมมิตร) – stir-fried holy basil with meat and seafood
- Phat kaphrao ruam mit thale (ผัดกะเพรารวมมิตรทะเล) – stir-fried holy basil with seafood
- Phat kaphrao khai yiao ma (ผัดกะเพราไข่เยี่ยวม้า) – stir-fried holy basil with Chinese century eggs
- Phat kaphrao het (ผัดกะเพราเห็ด) – stir-fried holy basil with mushrooms