Hoy Lai Pad Prik Pao

Name: Hoy Lai Pad Prik Pao
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1kg clams, scrubbed and soaked; 3 tbsp nam prik pao (Thai chilli jam); 4 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp oyster sauce and 1 tbsp fish sauce; 2 long red chillies, sliced; A big handful of Thai sweet basil; 2 tbsp oil

หอยลายผัดพริกเผา/hoy LYE pad prik POW/

Also known as: Hoi Lai Phat Phrik Phao, Thai Chilli Jam Clams, Stir-Fried Clams with Roasted Chilli Paste

About this dish

Clams stir-fried in their shells with Thai chilli jam, garlic and lots of sweet basil.

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Ingredients

🐚1kg clams, scrubbed and soaked

🌶️3 tbsp nam prik pao (Thai chilli jam)

🧄4 cloves garlic, chopped

🫙1 tbsp oyster sauce and 1 tbsp fish sauce

🌶️2 long red chillies, sliced

🌿A big handful of Thai sweet basil

🫗2 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 2

Fry the garlic in hot oil until fragrant.

Add the clams and a splash of water, cover and cook until they start to open.

Stir in the chilli jam, oyster sauce and fish sauce and toss until the clams are all open and coated.

Throw in the sliced chillies and basil and toss until wilted.

Discard any clams that stay shut and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

This is a favourite at Thai seafood restaurants and coastal markets, where the clams are cooked to order in a hot wok.

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