Asian wok
Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapao Style)
Thai Basil Chicken in Pad Krapao style is a quick, intense wok dish with minced meat, chili, garlic and basil. It thrives on high heat, clear seasoning and a slightly salty-spicy sauce with a clear depth.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 15 minutes
- Wok preparation: approx. 10 minutes
- Total: approx. 25 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 275 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 35.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 7 g
- Fat
- ≈ 10.7 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 1 red pepper · ≈ 150.0 g
- 1 onion · ≈ 100.0 g
- 4 cloves of garlic · ≈ 12.0 g
- 2 tbsp oil · ≈ 27.3 g
- 1 bunch of Thai basil or basil · ≈ 1.0 g
- 1 lime · ≈ 25.0 g
- For the sauce: 4 tablespoons soy sauce · ≈ 60.0 g
- For the sauce: 1 teaspoon brown sugar · ≈ 4.0 g
- For the sauce: 3 tablespoons water · ≈ 45.0 g
- 600 g minced chicken or very finely chopped chicken breast · ≈ 600 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- For the sauce: 2 tbsp fish sauce · ≈ 30 g
- For the sauce: 1 tbsp oyster sauce · ≈ 15.0 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 600 g minced chicken or very finely chopped chicken breast
- 1 red pepper
- 1 onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 red chilies
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 bunch of Thai basil or basil
- 1 lime
- For the sauce: 4 tablespoons soy sauce
- For the sauce: 2 tbsp fish sauce
- For the sauce: 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- For the sauce: 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- For the sauce: 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Dice the peppers and onions small. Finely chop the garlic and chili.
- Mix the sauce from soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and water.
- Heat the wok to high heat. Add oil and briefly fry the garlic and chili.
- Add the minced chicken and fry until crumbly but vigorous.
- Add onion and bell pepper and continue frying for 3 minutes.
- Pour in the sauce and let everything simmer briefly over high heat.
- Roughly tear the basil and fold it in briefly.
- Serve with a little lime juice.
