Easy 15-Minute Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai)

You can make this authentically delicious, budget friendly, restaurant quality Thai Basil Chicken at home in 15 minutes! BONUS: it is less than 400 calories and you do not have to hunt down any unusual ingredients!

Course Lunch & Dinner Recipes

Cuisine Thai

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 5

Total Time 15

Servings Servings

Calories 315kcal

Author Takes Two Eggs

Ingredients

7 oz Chicken thighs
1 Green onion chopped
1 cup Thai Basil
4 garlic cloves
2 Birds eye or Thai chili
1 ½ tbsp olive oil

Sauce

2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp water

Serve

1 cup cooked Jasmine rice
Fried Egg Optional
Garlic green beans Optional
Sliced Cucumbers Optional
Sliced Tomatoes Optional

Instructions

Prep

Cube the chicken thighs.
Finely chop the garlic and chili peppers.
Clean and pluck the Thai basil from the stems.
Cut the green part of the green onion into 2 inch pieces. Dice the white part of the onions into small pieces.
In a small mixing bowl, add the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and water in a bowl and mix to combine. Set aside.

Cook

Over medium high heat, pour vegetable oil in a wok or pan.
Add garlic and chili peppers and saute for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
Add the white half of the green onions and chicken and cook for 2 minutes.
Add sauce and cook for 1 minute until the water reduces into a thicker sauce.
Toss through green part of green onions and basil leaves. Stir until just wilted, then serve immediately with rice.
Serve with Jasmine rice, top with fried egg and add a side of garlic green beans and enjoy!

Notes

Thai basil is normally sold in supermarkets. You can definitely find them in Asian grocery stores.
Soy Sauces: you can substitute the light and dark soy sauce with the ordinary all purpose soy sauce (like Kikkoman). The flavor and color will not be as intense but will still be delicious.
Serving: to make this dish even more authentic you can add slices of cucumber and tomatoes!

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