Comments on: How to Make Pad Gra Prow (Holy Basil Stir-Fry)

By: @hoilst265

@hoilst265 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

Who knew that a wild west sheriff knew so much about Thai food?

By: @scottbeesley894

@scottbeesley894 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

Looks great – anyone know what a more "pedestrian" version of this tastes like with just ordinary soy sauce, ordinary fish sauce, etc rather than the specific types mentioned? My guess is – still good but not as good??

By: @snuppypuppy6693

@snuppypuppy6693 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

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By: @faithsrvtrip8768

@faithsrvtrip8768 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

Thanks ATK! Broccoli garlic chicken stir fry over rice was one of the first stir fry recipes I learned, years ago. I recently bought a wok so can't wait to try this recipe!

By: @UTeewb

@UTeewb — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

In my area Thai restaurants cook this dish more similar to an american-chinese stir fry, often with onions and sliced protein. In most recipes on the internet they give the more Thailand like recipe- where the protein is ground, less vegetables, less saucy, and with an egg. I like both , but it's so hard to find a recipe that is closer to American-Thai restaurants.

By: @maimee1

@maimee1 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

Looks great but the serving is too big. Half or even quarter that and it'll be better. Can't do that big of a serving unless you have some Chinese gas burner. Still, this should be really tasty. Just more watery. 🤤 I'm craving it now 😂

By: @xfactor3000

@xfactor3000 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

I was able to source holy basil at my local Indian store. You might want to check one around your area.

By: @Piboon11

@Piboon11 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

Hi, All!
I'm Thai, and I cook Thai food at home all the time. Really impressed with this cooking demonstration, and 100% sure it turned out delicious. Julia pronounced Pad Gra-Prow so impeccably every single time she said it. The chilli fish-sauce, though, is NOT called Nam-Prik Nam-Pla, as said in this video, but called "Nam-Pla Prik". Nam-Pla is fish-sauce, and Prik means chili(es).

Another thing that I find unusual in this video is, nobody in Thailand would put shallots in this recipe---it's just garlic & chilies. However, there is no right or wrong in cooking. It's just a matter of preference.

In case some of you are looking for more accuracy, the basil leaves used in this demonstration are NOT holy-basil, but a different variety called "sweet basil" or "Thai basil". I tried so hard to find "holy basil" when in Canada and the U.S., but never found it. So, I guess it is not available in North America, maybe, because the demand is low. But, in Thailand, holy-basil is in abundance, and you will get to try the authentic Pad Gra-Prow the Thai way.

Thai food (especially, Pad Gra-Prow) in American, European and Australian restaurants is typically 2 or 3 times sweeter than the original recipe in Thailand, I don't know why. So, be aware that Thai food you get in either Western Countries or Australia is way, way, way too sweet, as to which I experienced on several trips. Pad Graprow in Thailand has just A LITTLE sugar in it, just enough to create a balance of tastes (not being meant to make it prominently sweet). So, if you experience a SWEET Pad-Graprow outside Thailand, that is NOT how we, Thais, make or eat it.

So, all in all, if you want to experience the scrumptiousness of this original recipe, just follow the instructions in this video, but leave out the shallots and adjust sweetness (& saltiness) to your preference.

Cheers,

By: @sunnydale6727

@sunnydale6727 — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

I love it that America's Test Kitchen showcases dish from other parts of the world.!

By: @pawinpawin

@pawinpawin — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 16:03:45 +0000

I'm Thai and I think Italian basil flavor is closer to holy basil than Thai basil.. and don't worry too much about putting shallots in because some restaurants in Thailand even throw in onions, baby corns, and green beans…