Pad Kra Pao — Thai Basil Chicken with Vegetables

Name: Pad Kra Pao — Thai Basil Chicken with Vegetables
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp GF oyster sauce (Panda brand) or GF fish sauce; 2 Tbsp tamari; 1 Tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 1 Tbsp water; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 3 Thai bird's eye chilis, thinly sliced (2 for medium, 4 for hot); 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, sliced ¼-inch thin against the grain; 2 cups green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 red bell pepper, sliced; 1 Tbsp refined avocado or peanut oil; 2 large handfuls holy basil (preferred) or Thai basil — added off heat; — steamed jasmine rice or cauliflower rice; 1 per person fried egg (traditional, optional — adds 6g protein)

Thinly sliced chicken thigh stir-fried with holy basil or Thai basil, garlic, bird chilis, green beans, and bell pepper in a fish sauce-oyster sauce base. Isaan-style, optimized for high-BTU propane wok burner.

ThaiServes 430mentree

Servings4

Ingredients

Sauce (pre-mix)

2 Tbsp GF oyster sauce (Panda brand) or GF fish sauce

2 Tbsp tamari

1 Tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 Tbsp water

Aromatics

6 cloves garlic, minced

3 Thai bird's eye chilis, thinly sliced (2 for medium, 4 for hot)

Chicken & Vegetables

2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, sliced ¼-inch thin against the grain

2 cups green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces

1 red bell pepper, sliced

1 Tbsp refined avocado or peanut oil

Basil

2 large handfuls holy basil (preferred) or Thai basil — added off heat

To Serve

— steamed jasmine rice or cauliflower rice

1 per person fried egg (traditional, optional — adds 6g protein)

Method

Before Lighting — Stage Everything

1
Mix oyster sauce, tamari, fish sauce, sugar, and water together. Set aside.
2
Stage all components before lighting burner. Garlic and chili together in one bowl. Chicken in another. Vegetables ready. Sauce ready. Basil last.

Cook — Wok Method

1
Heat wok on maximum propane flame until smoking. Add oil. Add garlic and chili, toss 15-20 seconds — do not let garlic burn.
2
Add chicken in single layer. Sear 60-90 seconds without touching. Toss and cook 30-45 seconds more until just cooked through.
3
Add green beans and bell pepper. Stir-fry 60-90 seconds until crisp-tender with some char.
4
Pour sauce over everything. Toss 20-30 seconds. Off heat, add basil and toss once. Serve immediately over rice with fried egg if using.

Nutritionper serving · 1/4 of recipe without egg

320kcal

37gProtein

12gCarbs

13gFat

2.5gSat Fat

890mgSodium

Nutrition estimate based on USDA FoodData Central for boneless skinless chicken thigh (cooked), green beans, bell pepper, fish sauce, tamari, and oyster sauce. Sodium is the highest of the stir-fry recipes in this collection — driven by the three-sauce combination (tamari + fish sauce + oyster sauce). If managing sodium, reduce tamari to 1 Tbsp and fish sauce to 2 tsp; the flavor profile holds but is less assertive. Does not include rice — add approximately 200 kcal and 44g carbs per cup of steamed jasmine rice.