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Chicken and holy basil stir-fry (gai pad graprow)
This recipe is for one of the favorite dishes of the Thai people. The chicken can be substituted with pork, beef, squid, shrimp or seafood. This dish is often served at breakfast with a deep-fried egg, sunny side up, on top. One particular favorite is to make it with ground pork and lots of Thai chillies. Make sure you use Holy Basil, as it goes especially well with pork.
For tasty variations on chicken stir-fry, try Jess Ong's Malaysian chicken stir-fry recipe, or Jay Phao-Chinda's Thai chicken stir-fry recipe. Also, browse our stir-fry recipes for more gourmet inspiration.
Ingredients
10–12 garlic cloves, sliced
10 long red chillies, sliced
2–3 tbsp vegetable oil
500 g chicken thigh fillets, finely sliced
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp fish sauce
pinch of white pepper
1 small onion, sliced
2 spring onions, cut into 3 cm lengths
extra 1–2 long red chillies, finely sliced
2–3 tbsp chicken stock
½ bunch holy basil, leaves picked
Fried eggs
125 ml vegetable oil
4 eggs, cracked into a bowl
Preparation
Put the garlic and chillies in a mortar and pound to a rough paste. Heat a wok until smoking hot then add the oil and swirl to coat the surface. Add the pounded chilli and garlic and stir-fry for 15–20 seconds. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 1–2 minutes, or until most of the chicken has changed colour. Stir in the oyster, soy and fish sauces and add the pepper, onion, spring onion and extra chilli. Keep stir-frying and when the chicken is just cooked, add the chicken stock. Turn off the heat and toss through the basil leaves. Transfer to a serving plate.
To fry the eggs, wipe out the wok and add the oil. When hot, gently pour in the eggs. Be careful as they crackle and pop. Fry the eggs until golden (they should stick together), then lift out with a slotted spoon and place on top of the chicken stir-fry.
SBS cook’s notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55–60 g, unless specified.
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