Crispy Egg Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Pork)
Crispy Egg Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Pork)
Ingredients
For the Crispy Egg
- 4 eggs, separated, reserving 4 yolks and 2 whites
For the Pork Stir-Fry
- as needed vegetable oil, for frying
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 red chillies, to 2
- 300 g pork mince
- 100 g green beans, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1 large handful Thai basil
- as needed jasmine rice, steamed
Instructions
- 1
Heat your vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until it's smoking hot. This is crucial for achieving crispy eggs.
⏱️ 2 min
- 2
Carefully pour the 2 reserved egg whites into the hot oil and fry until they are puffed and crispy around the edges. This should happen quickly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Gently add the 4 egg yolks into the pan with the crispy whites, allowing them to cook briefly. The yolks should remain runny. Once cooked to your liking, carefully remove the giant crispy egg and drain it on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic cloves and red chillies into a rough paste. Alternatively, finely chop them and mash with the side of a knife.
⏱️ 5 min
- 5
In a small bowl, mix together the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and palm sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
In the same pan (or a clean one if preferred), add a little more vegetable oil if needed. Fry the garlic and chilli paste over a medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min
- 7
Add the pork mince to the pan and cook until it's browned, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks.
⏱️ 5 min
- 8
Stir in the finely chopped green beans and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until they are slightly tender-crisp.
⏱️ 3 min
- 9
Pour the prepared sauce mixture into the pan with the pork and vegetables. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the pork is dark, sticky, and caramelised, about 3-5 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min
- 10
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the large handful of fresh Thai basil until it wilts.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Spoon the Crispy Egg Pad Kra Pao over steamed jasmine rice and top each serving with a giant crispy fried egg.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Break the runny yolk over the sticky pork and rice, then enjoy immediately!
Kitchen Tools
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Crispy Egg Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Pork)
For the Crispy Egg
- 4 eggs, separated, reserving 4 yolks and 2 whites
For the Pork Stir-Fry
- as needed vegetable oil, for frying
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 red chillies, to 2
- 300 g pork mince
- 100 g green beans, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
- 1 large handful Thai basil
- as needed jasmine rice, steamed
Instructions
- 1
Heat your vegetable oil in a wok or large frying pan until it's smoking hot. This is crucial for achieving crispy eggs.
⏱️ 2 min - 2
Carefully pour the 2 reserved egg whites into the hot oil and fry until they are puffed and crispy around the edges. This should happen quickly.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Gently add the 4 egg yolks into the pan with the crispy whites, allowing them to cook briefly. The yolks should remain runny. Once cooked to your liking, carefully remove the giant crispy egg and drain it on kitchen paper to remove excess oil.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic cloves and red chillies into a rough paste. Alternatively, finely chop them and mash with the side of a knife.
⏱️ 5 min - 5
In a small bowl, mix together the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and palm sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
In the same pan (or a clean one if preferred), add a little more vegetable oil if needed. Fry the garlic and chilli paste over a medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.
⏱️ 1 min - 7
Add the pork mince to the pan and cook until it's browned, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks.
⏱️ 5 min - 8
Stir in the finely chopped green beans and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes until they are slightly tender-crisp.
⏱️ 3 min - 9
Pour the prepared sauce mixture into the pan with the pork and vegetables. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until the pork is dark, sticky, and caramelised, about 3-5 minutes.
⏱️ 4 min - 10
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the large handful of fresh Thai basil until it wilts.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Spoon the Crispy Egg Pad Kra Pao over steamed jasmine rice and top each serving with a giant crispy fried egg.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Break the runny yolk over the sticky pork and rice, then enjoy immediately!