Pad Kra Pao

By: Alisha

Ingredients

1kg chicken mince
1 red pepper, finely chopped
80g mushrooms, chopped into small lengths
80g green beans, chopped into 1cm lengths
8 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 red chilli (more if you like some heat!)
5-6 shallots, finely chopped
A handful of Thai basil, chopped
6 tbsp mushroom sauce
4 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
Approx 40ml water
4 tsp light brown sugar
Steamed jasmine rice/alternative rice if you wish
Optional: Bok choy (boiled), Crispy chilli, black sesame eggs and eggs (one fried egg for each portion served)

In a pan, heat up approx 4 tbsp of vegetable oil. Whilst it is heating up, mix all the sauce ingredients together (mushroom sauce, light & sark soy sauce, water and brown sugar) & set aside.
Once hot, add your chopped shallots, red pepper, chilli and garlic. Allow to cook for a bit.
Once fragrant, add your chicken mince. With a hard utensil (i.e. hard spatula), mash the minced chicken into little pieces and allow to cook, stirring every now and again.
Once the chicken looks cooked, add the sauce mixture. Mix well.
Add your Thai basil, mushrooms and green beans. Allow to cook a little.
To serve: Place hot cooked rice on the plate, top with the minced chicken mixture, followed by a fried egg, black sesame seeds and crispy chilli. I also served mine with some boiled bok choy. Enjoy!!