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Chicken krapow

In Thai, Pad means “stir-fried”, Krapow means “holy basil” and Gai means “chicken”. So literally, the dish translates to stir-fried basil chicken. And it is actually that easy to make!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai
Calories: 700
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Chicken mince
  • 1 cup Onion chopped
  • 1 tbsp Ginger sliced
  • 1 tbsp Garlic chopped
  • 1 unit Red chilly
  • 1½ tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp Honey
  • 1 cup Holy basil

Method
 

  1. Heat oil in a pan, add onions and cook for 2 minutes until they start to become soft. Add sliced ginger, garlic and chillies and mix. Cook for another minute.
  2. Add the chicken mince and cook for 3-4 minutes on high heat. Season with salt, soy sauce, fish sauce and honey (you can also use brown sugar), mix well and cook for 5-6 minutes.
  3. Add roughly torn basil leaves, mix and cook 3-4 minutes.
  4. Serve over steaming hot rice, with some more holy basil leaves and a sunny side up.