Thai Basil Stir Fry (Vegan Pad Kra Pao)
Pad Kra Pao, one of the most popular Thai dishes, in English, means ” Thai Holy Basil stir-fry.” Also known as Phat Kaphroa, Pad Krapow, Kaprao and Thai Holy Basil Stir-Fry. No matter how you spell it, they all point to this same delicious, full-of-aroma stir-fry dish. Kra Pao is one of the most popular Thai street foods, Spicy, Tangy with the intense aroma of Thai basil and lime. So appetizing! Best meal for lunch or dinner in the hot summer.
Ingredients
- 300 g firm tofu
- 50 g brown onion
- 200 g Pearl oyster mushroom
- 20 g ginger
- 2 tomato (approx. 300g)
- 200 ml water
- Thai Basil or Holy basil
- 1 bunch lime juice 1/2 ea
Cooking Sauce
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Vegan oyster sauce
- 2.5 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tbsp vegan fish sauce
Instructions
- Prepare a cotton cloth and a bowl, break firm tofu into crumbles by rubbing your fingers, then squeeze out as much water and you can
- Dice up the brown onion, finely chop ginger, chop pearl mushroom, sliced red chilli, dice up deseed tomatoes and pick Thai basil leave off the stem.
- Add tofu crumble into a hot pan with oil and shallow fry it until it has a golden crust outside.
- Saute diced onion, minced ginger and red chilli until the aroma comes out.
- Add diced tomatoes, chopped pearl oyster mushroom then fried tofu crumbles.
- Add light-dark soy sauce, vegan oyster sauce and coconut sugar.
- Add some water. Simmering and reduce the sauce down by half.
- Squeeze half the lime juice in.
- Add Thai basil.
- After basil wilt, it’s ready to serve!
Notes
Recipe Creator
Name: Shu-Chun Chuang
Country: Australia
Website: www.joyfuldumplings.com
My pantry is always stocked with: soy sauce, curry powder, sesame oil
Thoughts on Veganism: “I believe that Vegan is the way to go in the future…good for the planet, good for animals, and good for us…It’s never too late to make the change.”
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