Thai Basil Chicken (Easy Gai Pad Krapow)
This Thai basil chicken recipe takes just 3 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to cook. Served along with steamed rice, it's restaurant food, fast.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 294kcal
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 tablespoons oil
- 3 Thai bird chilies or holland chilies (de-seeded if desired and thinly sliced)
- 3 shallots (thinly sliced)
- 5 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 teaspoons sugar (or honey)
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/3 cup low sodium chicken broth (or water)
- 1 bunch holy or Thai basil leaves
Instructions
- In a wok over high heat, add the oil, chilies, shallots and garlic, and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the ground chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes, breaking up the chicken into small bits.
- Add the sugar, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Stir-fry for another minute and deglaze the pan with the broth. Because your pan is over high heat, the liquid should cook off very quickly.
- Add the basil, and stir-fry until wilted. Serve over rice.
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Nutrition
Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 933mg | Potassium: 736mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 9.2mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1.6mg