Thai basil chicken. 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. Thai Basil Chicken is a gold standard Thai chicken recipe that's incredibly fast and easy to make I LOVE Thai Basil Chicken. Just looking at these photos and writing up this post has me peeved that.

And it isn't one of those rush jobs either. Thai basil chicken is a super popular Thai stir-fry dish that's eaten both at home, in restaurants, and from street food stalls. The main ingredients are chicken, Thai basil, garlic, Thai chilis, and sauce. You can have Thai basil chicken using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Thai basil chicken

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

This simple Thai Basil Chicken, known as Pad Grapow, is insanely quick and inexpensive to make. This recipe is always a big hit with the family! It's also quite easy to make. It's so quick to whip up, budget-friendly, and SO GOOD!

Thai basil chicken step by step

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..
Stack 4-5 leaves of basil on top of each other, roll and slice into shreds..
Whisk chicken broth, oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a small bowl until well blended..
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..
Stir in basil and cook until basil is wilted..
Fry the eggs for 2 min so that the yolk is still runny. Serve with rice and egg on top..

Thai Basil Chicken - super easy and authentic recipe made with ground chicken, Thai basil and chilies. Gai Pad Krapow is great with rice. Basil chicken is typically seasoned with a combination of Thai dark soy sauce and oyster sauce. It should be noted that Thai dark soy sauce is quite different from Japanese or Korean dark soy sauce. Grown throughout Southeast Asia, Thai basil is - no surprise here - used quite predominantly in Thailand, as well as in Vietnam.