Recipe: Tasty Thai basil chicken

Thai basil chicken. My version of this classic Thai dish has spectacular taste even with regular basil instead of Thai or holy basil. The sauce actually acts like a glaze as the chicken mixture cooks over high heat. The recipe works best if you chop or grind your own chicken and have all ingredients prepped before you start cooking.

Thai basil chicken It's also quite easy to make. You can easily modify it to make it as spicy or mild as you like. If your family loves Thai food, they may also love this Grilled Chicken Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce and this Shrimp Pad Thai on the Lighter Side. You can have Thai basil chicken using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Thai basil chicken

  1. It's 1 lb of chicken breast, chopped.
  2. Prepare 1 cup of basil.
  3. You need 3 cloves of garlic, minced.
  4. It's 1/3 cup of chicken broth.
  5. Prepare 1 tbsp of oyster sauce.
  6. Prepare 1 tbsp of soy sauce.
  7. It's 2 tsp of fish sauce.
  8. It's 1 tsp of white sugar.
  9. Prepare 1 tsp of brown sugar.
  10. It's 1/2 tsp of chili pepper flakes.
  11. You need 2 tbsp of vegetable oil.
  12. You need 2 cups of cooked rice.
  13. It's 2 of eggs.

In this Thai basil chicken recipe, you'll learn to cook an authentic Thai street version of the dish. Thai basil chicken, better known in Thai as pad kra pao gai (ผัดกระเพราไก่ pad ka prao gai), is a contender for the most popular, and the most beloved Thai street food dish of all time. One of my favorite dishes at Thai restaurants is the spicy Thai basil chicken rice plate—perfectly steamed and fluffy jasmine rice coupled with ground chicken meat infused with aromatic Thai basil leaves. Also known as Gai Pad Krapow, this basil chicken was delicious, with a fine balance of fiery, hot, and savory.

Thai basil chicken step by step

  1. Chop chicken into smaller than bite sized pieces. Mix in a bowl with a bit of soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and cornstarch. Leave for 15-20 min in the fridge..
  2. Stack 4-5 leaves of basil on top of each other, roll and slice into shreds..
  3. Whisk chicken broth, oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl until well blended..
  4. Heat large skillet over high heat. Drizzle in oil. Add chicken and stir fry. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes. Add the sauce to the meat until it browns..
  5. Stir in basil and cook until basil is wilted..
  6. Fry the eggs for 2 min so that the yolk is still runny. Serve with rice and egg on top..

Thai Basil Chicken is arguably the gold standard of Thai Chicken stir fries! An incredibly fast and easy Thai recipe that truly tastes just as good as you'll get at your favourite restaurant, served over jasmine rice. BONUS: No hunting down unusual ingredients! Add the sugar, soy sauce, and fish sauce. Definitely NOT the authentic Thai basil chicken, because the real one is not soupy like this and much much more spicy.