The "Original" Thai Basil Stir Fry (Pad Kra Pao)

This looks absolutely amazing. My dad worked in Saudi Arabia for 10 years and would vacation in Thailand. He learned the language and when he would come home, he would take me to a Thai restaurant and this is the dish he always ordered for me. I haven't had it since he passed away but I think of this dish all the time. I am looking forward to trying your recipe.

As a native Thai, I can assure that this recipe is truly authentic and definitely super delicious!! By the way, I really like the trick for ruuny yolk fried egg!

Lived in Thailand for many years and ate this dish at least 5 times a week. Love it with cucumbers on the side.

I love that you included the change in sounds when searing the beef! We think about smell, and sight, and touch when cooking but we don't often think about the sounds!

Hello Pai, I've been using your pad kra pao recipe for years now... made it so often that I actually planted holy basil in my little garden here. This old school version is definitely so much simpler, I love it... thanks Pai 😊

Sawadee Khap! I'm a farang retired in Chonburi, and you're my go-to source for Thai cooking (and amazing my Thai friends). The Kra Pao was delicious, and the fish sauce fried wings I just devoured are borderline addictive. I literally ate the first batch while the second was still frying... Anyway, thanks for the channel and keep up the good work!

Hello from Germany! Today I made the first Pad Kra Pao of my life with your recipe. It tasted similar to the dish I ate when I was in Thailand for vacations. I am so happy and very thankful for all your advices!

I just watched one of this channels videos from 9yrs ago and wtf, this lady hasn't aged a day.

I agree that this dish should be the national dish! This is my favourite thai dish. I had the best Pad Kra Pao when I was in Thailand a few years ago. Such a simple dish that hits the spot every time. Aah i wanna go back to Thailand again.

Couldn't have said it better. Pad gaprao is hands down Thailand national dish. A forever favorite

Pailin, this Pad Kra Pao looks amazing! It's definitely being added to the dinner menu in our home. Keep the great recipes coming. I love Thai food!

I just had Graprow with crispy pork for lunch at one of my favorite Tai restaurant. OMG! Fantastic! So happy you have the recipe. Can’t wait to make Graprow!

We spent 3 amazing weeks in Thailand recently and this was my favorite dish that I tried! A local Thai lady said that this was her favorite so I knew I had to try it. I can tolerate some spice in dishes and this one definitely needs some tolerance built up! It is way spicer than what I would normally reach for but I couldn't stop eating it! It is so amazing. Definitely going to be making this once I find some chilis. Love your tip with the beef and egg. Looking forward to checking out your other videos to relive our time in Thailand!

It's always a pleasure watching you cook. You bring joy, serenity and fun knowledge to cooking. Seems like I can really smell and taste your cooking. Thanks.

Thai ingredients, including holy basil, are readily available in Sweden. Fresh vegetables are flown in from Bangkok twice a week to Asian supermarkets around the country, including small towns. Thai food is very popular here as pretty much everyone has been to Thailand 🇹🇭

I live in Malaysia and there are lots of Thai food stalls and restaurants run by Thais here. Now and then I'd get pad gaprao from one of these places and none - NONE - of them is even in the same league as my pad gaprao because I use your recipe 😂 It's practically the only recipe I know so well how to cook because I make it often 😍

In the US holy basil can be found fresh at Burmese stores (you’d be surprised how many there are). If you live in a city with a Burmese community there’s most certainly a Burmese market. We call it Kra Pao leaf too so you can just ask for that. During the summer I can find holy basil seedlings at South Asian market where they call it tulsi.

Pad Kra Pao is probably my favorite Thai dish. Always enjoy recipes to help make my own even better. Appreciate the upload.👍🏾

I absolutely love your channel, just as much as I love authentic Thai dishes! Pad Kra Pao is the best dish on the planet.

I grow tons of Holy Basil in pots around my garden. It’s super easy and pretty invasive because the seeds end up everywhere. I just pluck out the ones I don’t want.