Pad Kee Mao

Name: Pad Kee Mao
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 300g fresh wide rice noodles; 200g chicken, pork or seafood; 5 bird's eye chillies and 4 cloves garlic, pounded; A large handful of holy basil; Baby corn, onion, long beans and green peppercorns; 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp oil

ผัดขี้เมา/pad kee MAO/

Also known as: Drunken Noodles, Phat Khi Mao, Pad Ki Mao, Kee Mao

About this dish

Wide rice noodles stir-fried with holy basil, chillies, garlic and meat or seafood: fiery, herby and savoury.

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Ingredients

🍜300g fresh wide rice noodles

🍗200g chicken, pork or seafood

🌶️5 bird's eye chillies and 4 cloves garlic, pounded

🌿A large handful of holy basil

🫑Baby corn, onion, long beans and green peppercorns

🫙1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar

🫗2 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 2

Fry the chilli-garlic paste in hot oil until fragrant.

Add the meat and stir-fry until just cooked.

Add the vegetables and cook for 1 minute.

Add the noodles and sauces and toss over high heat until the noodles are coated and slightly charred.

Stir in the basil until wilted and serve.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pad kee mao ('drunkard's stir-fry') is said to be the dish you crave after a night of drinking, or that sobers you up with its heat.

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