Monday, December 15, 2008

Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow)











Ingredients

* 450 grams chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces

* 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped

* 1/2 cup onion, sliced

* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

* 2 teaspoons oyster sauce

* 2 tablespoons fish sauce

* 2 teaspoons sugar

* 1 cup fresh holy basil

* 5 chillies, chopped and pounded coarsely (more or less is fine)

Preparations

1. Heat a wok until the oil is hot, then stir in garlic and chillis, and then add onions. Stir another few seconds before adding the chicken. Continue Stir-frying until chicken is cooked throughly.

2. Add oyster soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar over the mixture and stir-fry another 15-20 seconds.

3. Last but not least add fresh basil leaves. Stir and mix it well, then taste it. Normally, Thai people love to eat this dish with steamed rice and fried egg.




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