How to PAD KRA PAO Anything (Thai Holy Basil Stir Fry)

Pailin!!! I wish there was a YouTuber like you for every country in the world. I need hot Italian kitchen, hot Indian kitchen, hot Korean kitchen… the list goes on you get the idea. I love the way you explain things and even when you explain substitutes or the history of the dish!

I am Filipino but I love Thai cuisine. I got it from my father who travels a lot to Thailand when he was still alive. Cooking Pad Krapao reminds me of him.

That is absolutely my favourite Thai dish! If you took a couple of stalks of holy basil, remove some bottom leaves and put the stalks in a jar of water with the part you removed the leaves from kept covered in water, they will root. Then you can just keep it growing like that (change water every 3 days), or plant it. I’ve done this with many herbs I get from the grocery store that come in those flat plastic containers. I have a row of different herbs in water on my kitchen window sill. Yum!!

Holy basil is so easy to grow. Just order seeds and grow like basil. I'm in MN and am able to grow in summers.

You're not lying when you say you can make it with any protein. My mom once made it with fish and another time with shrimp/prawn with the golden stuff from the heads. Just incredible.

I've been cooking recipes from your book for years, and honestly, each one has been amazing and full of flavor. Thank you for sharing your book with the world. Personally, my copy is the most used in the house. I can't wait to try this recipe. 😊

Yesterday, I asked a local Thai chef how she maintains a supply of holy basil, since its availability at the local asian markets can be inconsistent. When she can find it, she blanches it, then freezes it into ice cubes.

I recently learned that the Thai gov invested in culinary diplomacy to establish Thai restaurants all across America! Amazing concept. Love this dish! Very simple, very delicious. 😊 ขอบคุณ🥰

When talking about Thai food many ppl will think of "Pad Thai", "Shrimp Tom Yum" or "Thai curry". But this is what Thai ppl actually eat almost every day. "Pad Ka Prao" is the first, and Som Tam is the second. btw กะเพรา (Pad Ka Prao) not กระเพา (Pad Kra Pao) LOL

Oh, I love this dish so, so much. We often make it here at home with prawns. Last year, both my bought bai horapa and my kra pao bloomed (I like to just put it in the water like a bunch of flowers - sometimes it lasts so extremely long, sometimes not at all 🤷🏽‍♀️. I have collected the seeds and hope to grow it in pots in the spring. Much love from Switzerland

A couple of years ago, I came across a Holy Basil plant here at my local grocery store here in Texas. I was totally shocked to find it. I had only heard of it because of you, so I brought it home and planted it. It grew huge and I got many great woks full of Pad Krao Pao. I lost the plant during a freeze and have not seen another one, but one can only hope. Thanks for the great recipes and tips.

I made your previous pad kra pao recipe last weekend and it was great. Will try this tomorrow!

I found holy basil at a nursery last year and grew some at home, at least the seeds should be easy to come by just about anywhere. I will grow it again (and more of it) this year. It just grew in a container like any other basil here in NorCal. Something to investigate depending on where one lives. I'll be making this dish later this week, with left overs from a whole chicken I'll be roasting on Tuesday. Yumm!

Love Pad Kra Pao, we have it once a week, we bought ourselves a mincer/sausage maker at Xmas and decide to make Pad Kra Pao sausages, they are fantastic better than any sausages we have made or any store bought, just changed a few thing from your previous recipes to suit a sausage recipe.

I have Pad Ka Prao every single weeks. Can’t really get Thai Holy basil where I live, so I always use a big bunch of Italian basil rather than Thai sweet basil. This what Thai people really eats, true National dish! Been watching คุณไพลิน for years. Love your videos 😊

Understandable! I celebrate every time I eat Thai food! 🎉

I have been wanting Pad kra pao for several years now! My daddy was military RIP. After he retired, he taught defense communication in Saudi Arabia for 10 years. During his RNR, he would visit Thailand. When he came home to visit, he would always take me to a Thai restaurant and this is what he always ordered for me. I tried making this dish once last year. I failed. It was watery and I used Italian basil. The Italian basil had a very strong taste. I will try using Thai basil next time. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!

I just got stuff to make it yesterday! Glad to see this video this morning!

I love how much confidence Pailin has gained compared to her early videos. It's great how openly she shows her "quirks" now. Aside from her great recipes, that makes her even more likeable. Btw, I got my bai kaprao just before I came home seeing this video. Perfect timing!

I ate this once a day for 4.5 months in Ubon! Love it! Thank you for this recipe/formula!