Best 6 Thai Chicken Fried Rice With Basil Kao Pad Krapao Recipes

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Embark on a culinary journey to Thailand with our authentic recipe for Thai Chicken Fried Rice with Basil (Kao Pad Krapao). This popular street food dish tantalizes taste buds with its aromatic blend of flavors and vibrant colors. The recipe guides you through the process of creating this flavorful dish, from preparing the essential ingredients to mastering the art of wok cooking.

In addition to this must-try recipe, the article presents a collection of equally enticing Thai dishes. Indulge in the creamy richness of Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup) or savor the zesty notes of Tom Yum Goong (Spicy Shrimp Soup). For a vegetarian delight, try the aromatic Pad See Ew (Stir-fried Noodles with Soy Sauce) or the refreshing Som Tum (Green Papaya Salad). Each recipe is carefully crafted to bring the authentic taste of Thailand to your kitchen.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

THAI CHICKEN FRIED RICE WITH BASIL - KAO PAD KRAPAO* RECIPE - (4.6/5)



Thai Chicken Fried Rice with Basil - Kao Pad Krapao* Recipe - (4.6/5) image

Provided by á-3145

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Thai red chili pepper
8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
2 cups cold cooked rice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons chopped shallots
1/3 cup Thai holy basil (regular basil ok)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

  • 1 In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry garlic in oil until golden; then add chilies and chicken and stir-fry until chicken is cooked. 2 Add rice, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, and stir-fry, mixing gently. 3 When well mixed, add shallots, basil leaves and cilantro; cook another minute or so, and serve. 4 If you desire, serve with lime wedges, chile sauce, fish sauce, or soy sauce at the table.

THAI SPICY BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE



Thai Spicy Basil Chicken Fried Rice image

This is a staple of Thai cooking. Adjust the spices to your own tastes for a really great use for leftover rice!! I get the basil from a local Asian market. It has a different flavor than that of regular basil and makes all the difference in this recipe. It is fast and fairly easy to make, but requires constant stirring.

Provided by ErinInVegas

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Rice     Fried Rice Recipes

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ cup peanut oil for frying
4 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
6 large cloves garlic clove, crushed
2 serrano peppers, crushed
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cups sweet Thai basil
1 cucumber, sliced
½ cup cilantro sprigs

Steps:

  • Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a bowl.
  • Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke. Add the garlic and serrano peppers, stirring quickly. Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, onion and oyster sauce mixture; cook until the chicken is no longer pink. Raise heat to high and stir in the chilled rice; stir quickly until the sauce is blended with the rice. Use the back of a spoon to break up any rice sticking together.
  • Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves. Garnish with sliced cucumber and cilantro as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 794.1 calories, Carbohydrate 116.4 g, Cholesterol 46.1 mg, Fat 22.1 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 29.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.4 g, Sodium 469.1 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

SPICY THAI BASIL CHICKEN (PAD KRAPOW GAI)



Spicy Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai) image

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.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Thai

Time 25m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

⅓ cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce, or as needed
2 teaspoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped
¼ cup sliced shallots
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced Thai chilies, Serrano, or other hot pepper
1 cup very thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
2 cups hot cooked rice

Steps:

  • Whisk chicken broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until well blended.
  • Heat large skillet over high heat. Drizzle in oil. Add chicken and stir fry until it loses its raw color, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in shallots, garlic, and sliced chilies. Continue cooking on high heat until some of the juices start to caramelize in the bottom of the pan, about 2 or 3 more minutes. Add about a tablespoon of the sauce mixture to the skillet; cook and stir until sauce begins to caramelize, about 1 minute.
  • Pour in the rest of the sauce. Cook and stir until sauce has deglazed the bottom of the pan. Continue to cook until sauce glazes onto the meat, 1 or 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in basil. Cook and stir until basil is wilted, about 20 seconds. Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 715.4 calories, Carbohydrate 58.6 g, Cholesterol 155.9 mg, Fat 30 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 49.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.5 g, Sodium 1181.9 mg, Sugar 6.1 g

PAD KRAPOW GAI (THAI BASIL CHICKEN)



Pad Krapow Gai (Thai Basil Chicken) image

As dynamic as it is speedy, this ground chicken and green bean recipe from "Night + Market" (Clarkson Potter, 2017) by Kris Yenbamroong and Garrett Snyder, delivers a wallop of flavor with punchy ingredients that stir-fry in just 15 minutes. While this popular Thai street food can be whipped up using a range of proteins, Mr. Yenbamroong refers to his riff as "low-rent" because it's prepared with ground chicken rather than pricier slices of meat. It's piled with basil; Thai basil or holy basil provide more assertive licorice notes, but sweet basil adds herbal bursts of brightness. Spiked with Thai seasoning (see Tip), the chicken mixture is salty on its own, but it's inextricably linked with rice, and imparts the right amount of salinity when dispersed.

Provided by Alexa Weibel

Categories     dinner, easy, for two, quick, weeknight, poultry, main course

Time 15m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 pound ground chicken (preferably dark meat)
2 teaspoons minced garlic (from 2 cloves)
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon minced fresh bird's-eye chile or other fresh chile (from 1 chile)
8 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon Thai seasoning sauce (such as Golden Mountain; see Tip)
1 cup loosely packed basil leaves (preferably Thai basil or holy basil)
Ground white pepper, to taste
Steamed jasmine rice, for serving
4 crispy fried eggs (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high, then swirl in the oil. Once the oil is shimmering, add the ground chicken and cook, actively breaking the chicken up into small pieces, until it is mostly cooked, about 6 minutes.
  • Stir in the garlic, sugar and chile until evenly distributed and fragrant, about 2 minutes, then add the green beans, oyster sauce, fish sauce and Thai seasoning, and cook, stirring constantly, until the chicken is fully cooked, the green beans are crisp-tender and the krapow is glossy, about 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, add the basil and a dash of white pepper and toss to combine. If the sauce seems to cling too tightly to the mixture, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water to make it loose and glossy.
  • Serve over rice, and top with a crispy fried egg, if desired. Serve with additional Thai seasoning to sprinkle on top, according to taste.

THAI SPICY BASIL FRIED RICE



Thai Spicy Basil Fried Rice image

This is a great use of leftover rice. It's important to use Thai sweet basil to get the authentic Thai restaurant taste. And don't skip the fish sauce, it smells strong in the bottle, but it blends in nicely with the other ingredients when it's all put together. Also, make sure you use chilled rice, or you'll end up with mush.

Provided by Bolistoli

Categories     Rice

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
olive oil flavored cooking spray
4 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
6 large garlic cloves, chopped
2 Thai chiles, chopped (can use serranos)
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 cup egg substitute (like egg beaters, or can use 2 eggs)
8 ounces shrimp (or other protein, can use virtually any meat, fish, tofu, etc.)
2 cups Thai basil, leaves left whole
1/2 cup cilantro (optional)

Steps:

  • Whisk together oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Set aside.
  • Spray a wok or large frying pan with olive oil spray and heat over medium-high heat.
  • Add the garlic and chili (or serrano) peppers and stir fry for 30 seconds.
  • Add the red pepper and onion and stir fry until the onion is translucent. If using chicken or beef, add it with the the onion and red pepper. Cook until chicken is done, or beef is about medium.
  • Push ingredients in the wok/pan aside and quickly scramble the egg.
  • Add the oyster sauce mixture and stir everything together.
  • Raise the heat to high and add the chilled rice. Stir until blended with the sauce and other ingredients, breaking up clumps of rice with the back of a spoon.
  • Add more soy, oyster, or fish sauce, if necessary (or to taste).
  • When everything is blended together and rice is hot, remove from heat and stir in the basil.
  • Garnish with cilantro, if desired.

THAI CHICKEN FRIED RICE WITH BASIL - KAO PAD KRAPAO



Thai Chicken Fried Rice with Basil - Kao Pad Krapao image

Make and share this Thai Chicken Fried Rice with Basil - Kao Pad Krapao recipe from Food.com.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 20m

Yield 2-3 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Thai red chili pepper
8 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
2 cups cold cooked rice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tablespoons chopped shallots
1/3 cup Thai holy basil (regular basil ok)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

  • In a wok or large skillet, stir-fry garlic in oil until golden; then add chilies and chicken and stir-fry until chicken is cooked.
  • Add rice, sugar, fish sauce, and soy sauce, and stir-fry, mixing gently.
  • When well mixed, add shallots, basil leaves and cilantro; cook another minute or so, and serve.
  • If you desire, serve with lime wedges, chile sauce, fish sauce, or soy sauce at the table.

Tips:

  • Use a well-seasoned wok or large skillet. This will help to create a nice smoky flavor in the rice.
  • Make sure your rice is cooked and chilled before using. This will help to prevent the rice from becoming mushy.
  • Use a variety of vegetables in your fried rice. This will add color, flavor, and texture to the dish.
  • Don't be afraid to experiment with different proteins. In addition to chicken, you can also use shrimp, beef, pork, or tofu.
  • Add a fried egg to the top of your fried rice for an extra boost of flavor and protein.
  • Serve your fried rice immediately after cooking. This is when it will be at its best.

Conclusion:

Thai chicken fried rice with basil is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal. With its flavorful combination of chicken, vegetables, and herbs, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting way to enjoy fried rice, give this Thai chicken fried rice with basil a try.

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