Pad Cha Talay

Name: Pad Cha Talay
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 400g mixed seafood: prawns, squid, mussels; 50g krachai (fingerroot), cut into strips; 2 sprigs fresh green peppercorns; 5 chillies and 5 garlic cloves, pounded; Holy basil and kaffir lime leaves; 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp oil

ผัดฉ่าทะเล/pad CHAH ta-LAY/

Also known as: Phat Cha Thale, Spicy Seafood Stir-Fry

About this dish

Mixed seafood stir-fried with wild ginger, green peppercorns, chillies and holy basil: hot and herbal.

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Ingredients

🦐400g mixed seafood: prawns, squid, mussels

🫚50g krachai (fingerroot), cut into strips

🌿2 sprigs fresh green peppercorns

🌶️5 chillies and 5 garlic cloves, pounded

🌿Holy basil and kaffir lime leaves

🫙1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar

🫗2 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 3

Fry the chilli-garlic paste in hot oil.

Add the krachai and peppercorns and stir for 30 seconds.

Add the seafood and stir-fry over high heat until just cooked.

Season with the sauces and sugar.

Toss in the basil and lime leaves and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

'Cha' is the sizzling sound of the wok; this spicy seafood stir-fry is popular in Thailand's coastal restaurants.

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