Pad Kra pao

Ingredients

• 500g lean mince beef
• 1 tbsp canola oil
• 8 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 2 shallots (finely chopped)
• 1 Spring onion (for garnish)
• 2 Birds Eye chillies (finely chopped)
• 1 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce
• 1 tbsp of oyster sauce
• 1/2 tbsp of fish sauce
• 1/2 tbsp of brown sugar
• 1 large handful of Thai basil (the more the better)
• 1 egg
• 250g White jasmine rice

Method

1. Finely chop shallots, garlic and chilli then add oil to a wok/pan and fry for 2-3 minutes on hot
2. Add in lean beef and cook until brown (3-4 minutes)
3. Add soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar. Then mix and cook for 3-4 minutes
4. Add in the Thai basil and mix the leaves throughout
5. Fry an egg then serve it on top of a bed of white rice next to your pad kra pao.
6. Garnish with chopped spring onion.

Product used in recipe

• Squid Brand - Fish Sauce
• Lee Kum Kee - Panda Brand Oyster Sauce
• Lee Kum Kee - Premium Soy Sauce