Chicken with Thai Basil sauce (Pad Kraprao)

This is my favorite Thai dish; the main ingredients are garlic, fresh chili and Holy Thai Basil. The dish is very popular in Thailand, normally they serve the dish over rice and fried egg on top. You can prepare the dish with meat, seafood or vegetables. I prepared this dish Restaurant style. Explain, Krapow means Holy Thai Basil, it is widely known across South Asia as a medicinal plant. Holy Thai Basil should not be confused with Thai Basil (Horapha) which is used in Thai Restaurants. Holy Thai Basil leaves are strongly scented and spicy taste.

Make 3 servings

Ingredients


Spice Paste;

3 garlic cloves
1 cup red bell pepper cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 cups onion chopped into 1-inch pieces
In the food processor, combine all the ingredientss and pulse it for 4-times, set aside in the small bowl.


Main Ingredients;

1 lb boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced ( marinade chicken with stir fry sauce in a zip log bag for 10 minutes), set aisde.
1 cup red bell pepper cut into 1-inch strip pieces
1 cup green bell pepper cut into 1-inch strip pieces
1 1/2 cup onion cut into wedge pieces


Seasoning;


 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (Olive oil is fine)
2 tablespoons stir fry sauce (find in Asian section in the grocery store)
1 tablespoon fish sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
1/3 cup cooking wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Pepper flake in the amount you need
At the end of cooking process, you can add Thai Basil if you have it on hand.
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl but leaving out the oil and pepper flake and set aside.


Method

1) Heat the heavy pan on medium heat; add the oil and spice paste. Saute for 2 minutes.

2) Add chicken and stir fry for about 4 minutes.

3) Add the vegetables and the seasoning mix; stir fry for about 3 minutes or until the vegetables and chicken cook through but not over cook the vegetables. Add the pepper flake if you would like.