Pad Kra Pao

Winner 2024

Ingredients

200 grams Jasmine rice Spice paste

8 - 10 cloves Garlic

½ Onion

6 Rawit peppers (or bird’s eye chili, adjust to taste) For the sauce

2 tablespoons Oyster sauce

2 tablespoons Fish sauce

1 tablespoon Light soy sauce

1 generous teaspoon Sugar For the wok

400 grams Minced meat (for example beef – Black Angus is perfect)

½ Onion, chopped

Splash Neutral oil (sunflower or peanut oil)

2 generous handfuls Thai holy basil (or Thai basil / regular basil as a fallback) Finishing touch

2 Eggs

Siebe Grijpma from @bbqmoods proves with this Pad Kra Pao that you do not need to spend hours in the kitchen to create an incredible meal. With just a few simple ingredients and a wok, you can put together a dish bursting with authentic Thai flavors in no time: savory, spicy and wonderfully aromatic thanks to the holy basil. This dish is super easy to prepare with high quality minced meat and is ready within 15 minutes. Perfect for busy weekdays, but delicious enough to impress on the weekend too.

Preparing Pad Kra Pao

Cooking the rice

Cook the jasmine rice according to the instructions on the package and set aside.

Making the Pad Kra Pao paste

Make a coarse paste using garlic, half an onion and chili peppers.
Use a mortar and pestle or a food processor.
Important: do not blend too finely — you want texture and punch.

Mixing the Pad Kra Pao sauce

Combine oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar in a bowl.
Stir well until the sugar has dissolved.
Set aside.

Cooking Pad Kra Pao

Now it is time to cook the Pad Kra Pao in the wok.

Heat oil in a wok.
Sauté the chopped half onion for about 3 minutes.
Add the coarse chili garlic paste and cook for another minute.
Push everything to the side of the wok.
Add the minced meat in the center.
Cook until browned and crumbly.
Then mix everything together.
Add the sauce.
Keep stirring and tossing so everything is evenly coated.
Let it reduce for 1 to 2 minutes.
Add a generous amount of basil.
Cook briefly until wilted and fragrant.

Serving Pad Kra Pao

Quickly fry 2 eggs sunny side up and spoon the rice onto a plate or bowl. Add the Pad Kra Pao around it, top with a fried egg and break the yolk before eating.

ENJOY!