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Thai Shrimp with Garlic & Basil (Pad Ka-Prao Goong) Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Hot cooked rice
1 pound shrimp, shelled & de-veined or chicken sliced thin
8-10 cloves garlic
8-10 fresh Thai chili peppers or prik-khee-noo (sub 1-2 jalapeño if necessary)
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced (about a cup)
3 stalks spring onion, sliced diagonal
1 cup red or green bell pepper, julienne
1 cup (or more) fresh Thai basil leaves, cleaned and torn
2 tbsp soy sauce (thick & sweet)
2 tbsp soy sauce (Thai style if you can find it)
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 tsp sugar

Note: Thai specific ingredients might be difficult to come by - just do the best you can and substitute where needed
Directions:
Directions:
Prep all ingredients before cooking - this recipe only takes about 10 minutes of cooking time.

Preparation Other:

1 cup (or more) fresh Thai basil leaves, cleaned and torn
1 medium sweet onion, thinly sliced (about a cup)
3 stalks spring onion, sliced diagonal
1 cup red bell pepper, julienne
8 cloves garlic, chopped (divided, use half for sauce)
8 chili peppers, chopped (divided, use half for sauce)

Sauce (make & set aside):
Put the following ingredients in mortar and grind into paste
4 cloves garlic, chopped
4 chili peppers, chopped
Add to mortar and mash/mix well
Juice from ½ lime
A few shakes of Fish sauce
A good sprinkle of sugar
* sauce should be equally sweet, salty, spicy and sour, adjust to taste


Preparation Meat:

1 ½ pounds shrimp, peeled & de-veined (or chicken, cut into thin, even strips)
(Marinate in a few shakes of Thai soy sauce, a little sugar, lime juice & 2 tbsp oil - stir & set aside)

Directions:
Heat 2 tbsp oil in large skillet/wok
Add sweet onion (not spring onion), cook about a minute
Add remainder garlic & chili peppers, mix well
Add shrimp, cook about a minute (if using chicken, cook until nearly done)
Add thick soy & Thai soy sauces
Add bell pepper & continue cooking until done
Add basil & green onion last – stir for a quick minute, remove from heat
Serve hot over rice, with sauce
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
45
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is a recipe I have from a Thai cooking class that Rance and I took.
Thai Basil/Holy Basil has a touch of purple and a bit of licorice flavor.
Thai Soy Sauce brand I use is Golden Mountain Seasoning Sauce.
Thick Soy Sauce I use is Kwong Hung Seng Sauce.

 

 

 

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