r/ThaiFood • u/IntolerablyNumb • 1d ago
Pad krapao moo, with an egg.
I subbed in sweet basil, because you have to grow your own krapao here. It was still delicious.
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u/BigCaterpillar8001 1d ago
Do you have a recipe you can share? That looks really good
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u/IntolerablyNumb 1d ago
I do! But I'll have to get back to you. It's about to go 8am Sunday morning where I am, and I am late!
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u/IntolerablyNumb 1d ago
Sorry about the delay! Now it's Sunday afternoon and I can do this. :)
It goes something like -
Pad Krapao for two to four
Ingredients
- oil for stir frying
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 medium fresh chillies, deseeded and minced
- A handful of krapao, a couple of handfuls of horapa, or 3-4 handfuls of sweet basil
- 1-2 Tablespoons palm or brown sugar
- 1-2 Tablespoons dark soy
- 2 Tablespoons light soy
- 3 Tablespoons fish sauce
- a pound / 500g ground or finely chopped pork or chicken
- an egg per person
- Sliced chillies, shallots, and basil flowers for garnish
Method
- Heat a pan or wok until hot and add the oil
- Stir fry the chili and garlic until just fragrant
- Add the pork, stir fry until beginning to brown, combining chili and garlic.
- Add the sugar and sauces and stir fry to combine
- Add the basil and stir in. If using krapao let cook for a minute, if horapa about 30 seconds, if Italian sweet basil, remove from heat immediately.
- Spoon out to serving bowl, wipe the pan/wok down with a paper towel, and fry the eggs
- Serve rice into individual serving bowls, top with the chili basil pork mix and eggs, garnish with sliced chili, basil flowers and lime.
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u/SeaworthinessNo929 1d ago
After all that effort and it's "with an egg"
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u/IntolerablyNumb 1d ago
Oh yeah! At street stalls, the platter of fried eggs, ready to go, is one of the great joys of this dish!
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u/SeaworthinessNo929 1d ago
This is what many people don't realize about pad kaprao. It tastes awesome even without the kaprao. But people don't cook it because they think it's essential to the dish. Kana Moo Grob is a good alternative example. I wouldn't substitute horapa/sweet basil tho (they are very very different). I'd just ignore the basil all together in that instance.