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Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao)

written by Marvellina Updated: March 19, 2020
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Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao) is a super easy one-pan meal anyone can whip up with minimal ingredients and packed with robust flavor

Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over

Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil is an absolutely delicious and popular street food in Thailand. I’ve always loved Thai food. Their usage of the variety of herbs and spices, like in Indonesian cooking, always make me hungry. Common ingredients you will find in Thai pantry are usually fish sauce (I usually say they use this like the Chinese will use soy sauce 🙂 ), chilis, basils, mints, lemongrass, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves. Of course, there are many more, but these are just to mention several you will see very often.
Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over

This stir-fried chicken with holy basil is a dish that I know my brother always order at Thai restaurants. You will be surprised how easy it is to whip up this dish. Seriously, less than 30 minutes probably. I remember reading somewhere that Thai cooking uses different type of basil and there are 3 types of Thai basil (please correct me if I’m wrong):
1. Thai basil (bai horapa)
Very commonly used and it has that anise taste. Often used in salads and curries

2. Holy basil (bai krapao)
Which is what this recipe uses. It tastes peppery and used in stir-fries

3. Lemon basil (bai maenglak)
Lemony in taste and sweeter. Used in salads and soups

You probably won’t find these three types of basil in just any kind of grocery stores. The Asian grocery store often carries the Thai basil and Holy basil. I don’t see lemon basil as much.

I’ve heard that basil is the “king of herb” and that goes without saying in this dish. You will love it and the most wonderful thing is you don’t spend the whole day preparing this dish. In and Out of the kitchen!
Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over

Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over

Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over

Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over
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Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao). Easy one-pan recipe you will love to make over and over

Stir-fried chicken with Thai basil (Gai Phat Krapao)(2-3 servings)

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Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp cooking oil
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 10 oz chicken breast or you can grind it up, boned and chopped in small pieces
  • 2 long red chilies chopped finely
  • 2 handful of holy basil bai krapao
  • 2 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 Tbsp dark soy sauce -skip if you can't find one not the same with regular soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 Tbsp water or chicken stock

Instructions
 

  • Heat the wok or skillet on a medium heat. Add oil and garlic, stir-fry for a few seconds. Turn on the heat and add the chicken and stir-fry until they turn opaque. Add chili and half of the basil. Stir-fry for 1 minutes
  • Add fish sauce, dark soy sayce, sugar and water or stock. Turn down the heat on low. Have a taste and add more fish sauce and/or sugar as needed. It should be spicy, savory, with a hint of sweetness. Add the rest of the basil, stir-fry for a few seconds and serve on rice
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4 comments

Shad Gibbons September 2, 2017 - 12:05 am

What you have pictured is the wrong basil, that is Thai basil the stems are shiny and purple, holy basil can have purple stems but they are not shiny and the stems have little hairs on the sides.and there is no resemblance in taste. I love hot basil chicken and pork and make it frequently. .

Happy cooking Shad

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Marvellina September 3, 2017 - 7:45 pm

Ahh…Thanks for the correction Shad! Okay, the holy basil has more “jagged” edges it seems like!

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Adina December 14, 2016 - 2:59 pm

I love this dish, so simple and so delicious, I am putting it immediately on my to-cook list.

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Marvellina December 14, 2016 - 8:42 pm

Thank you Adina. I love it too! My life-saver when I don’t have much time to cook at the kitchen

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