Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Stir-Fried Pork with Egg)
Quick answer
- Total time
- 20 min
- Level
- Easy
- Servings
- 2 servings
- Ingredients
- 9
About this dish
Pad kra pao cooks 300 g ground pork over high heat with garlic, fresh chilies, a four-part sauce, and Thai basil added at the finish.
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Roughly mince or pound 5 garlic cloves and 5 chilies, then pick the leaves from 30 g Thai basil and shake off their water. Mix 2 teaspoons oyster sauce with 1 teaspoon each of fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar, stirring until the sugar begins to dissolve. Heat a wok until it is very hot and just starting to smoke. Add oil and move the garlic and chilies through it for about 20 seconds, stopping before the garlic darkens. Add the pork and break it into small pieces immediately. Keep the heat high for 3 minutes, then check the meat and allow up to 1 more minute if any pink remains or the edges have not begun to brown. Pour the prepared sauce around the wok wall so it sizzles into the pork. If liquid pools at the bottom, cook for about 1 additional minute until the meat looks glossy rather than soupy. Add the basil immediately before turning off the heat and toss only until the leaves wilt. Serve at once with the 2 fried eggs listed for the dish. The egg cooking method is not specified in the source steps, so the critical evidence here is the fully cooked pork, reduced sauce, and briefly wilted basil.
Ingredients
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Instructions
Read the steps as a cooking flow: prep, heat, seasoning, doneness control, and finish.
- 1Heat
Roughly mince or pound 5 garlic cloves and 5 fresh chilies so they release aroma quickly.
Pick the leaves from 30 g Thai basil, shake off excess water, and keep them ready because the stir-fry moves fast.
- 2Season
Mix 2 teaspoons oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon fish sauce, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, and 1 teaspoon sugar in a small bowl.
Stir until the sugar starts dissolving so the pork can be seasoned evenly in the wok.
- 3Control
Heat the wok over high heat until it is very hot and just starting to smoke.
Add oil, then stir-fry the garlic and chilies for about 20 seconds, stopping before the garlic turns dark or bitter.
- 4Heat
Add 300 g ground pork and immediately break it into small pieces with a spatula.
Keep the heat high and stir-fry until no pink remains and some edges begin to brown, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- 5Season
Pour the prepared sauce around the edge of the wok and toss quickly so it sizzles into the pork.
If there is too much liquid, stir-fry for about 1 more minute until the meat looks glossy, not soupy.
- 6Finish
Add the Thai basil just before turning off the heat and toss only until wilted.
Serve the pork immediately with the 2 fried eggs.
Practical Cooking Checks
The cues that matter most while cooking.
- Key technique
- Cook the ground pork over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes until no pink remains
- Finish cue
- If there is too much liquid, stir-fry for about 1 more minute until the meat looks glossy, not soupy.
Cooking decision evidence
Calculated Charim data and applicable official cooking and food safety guidance.
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20min, 9 ingredients
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25min, 8 ingredients
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