This quick and flavoursome meal is inspired by a famous Thai street food dish called Pad Krapow Gai. You'll stir-fry chicken with crushed chilli and garlic in a sweet and savoury sauce, serve it with lemongrass rice and then top the lot with a striking sesame fried egg. (Dairy-free: see our FAQs for details.)
Prep Time
20 min
Cuisine
Thai
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Cooking Instructions
Instructions for 2 people (double for 4)
1
Bash the lemongrass with a rolling pin
Add the basmati rice, bashed lemongrass and350ml [700ml]cold water to a pot with a lid and bring to the boil over a high heat
Once boiling, reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 10-15 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked, then remove from the heat and cover until serving
2
Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the shallot[s]
Chop the red chilli[es] roughly
Peel the garlic
Add the garlic and chopped chilli (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) to a pestle & mortar and bash until crushed into small rough pieces
3
Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a medium-low heat
Once hot, add the black and white sesame seeds, crack the eggs into the pan and cook, covered, for 2 min or until done to your liking – this is your sesame fried egg
4
Meanwhile, cut the chicken breast[s] into very small bite-sized pieces
Transfer the cooked eggs to a plate and cover to keep warm
Reserve the pan
5
Return the pan to a medium-high heat
Once hot, add the sliced shallot with the bashedgarlic and choppedchilli (can't handle the heat? Go easy!)
Cook for 1 min or until fragrant
Add the chopped chicken and cook for a further 1 min
6
Add the hoisin sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, 1/2 tbsp [1 tbsp]sugar and 1 tbsp [2 tbsp] water
Cook for 1-2 min or until the sauce begins to reduce and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!)
7
Once done, remove the pan from the heat
Pick the basil leaves from their stalks, discard the stalks
Add the basil leaves to the chicken and give everything a good old mix up – this is your Thai basil chicken
8
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