Thai Holy Basil Chicken | Pad Kaprao Gai | ผัดกะเพราไก่

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5 from 15 votes

Thai Holy Basil Chicken | Pad Kaprao Gai | ผัดกะเพราไก่

Thai holy basil chicken is a dish bursting with flavor and easy to make. Together with rice, it makes the perfect weeknight meal and is something you’ll make on repeat!

Prep Time15

Cook Time10

Total Time25

Course: Main Dishes

Cuisine: Thai

Servings: servings

Calories: 1440kcal

Author: Nart

Ingredients

¼ teaspoon white peppercorns
7 cloves garlic peeled
5 bird's eye chilis
10.6 ounces chicken cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
½ teaspoon sugar
1 cup holy basil leaves about 4 stalks

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Instructions

In a mortar, pound the white peppercorns, garlic and chilies in this order with a pestle until quite coarse.
Heal oil in a wok over medium heat.
Once the oil is hot, add the pounded white peppercorns, garlic, and chilies and stir until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
Add chicken and stir until cooked.
Season with oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar.
Add holy basil leaves and stir until wilted. Turn off the heat and transfer to a plate or over rice to serve.

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Notes

When the oil is hot, the garlic and chilies can burn very easily. Make sure they don't burn as you stir fry them.
Always add the holy basil leaves last so that the color is still green.
It's a great idea to cook your rice before you make this dish so you don't have to wait when the holy basil chicken is ready.

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