Pad Khing Gai

Name: Pad Khing Gai
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 300g chicken breast or thigh, sliced; 60g fresh young ginger, cut into fine strips; A handful of wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced; 1 onion, sliced, and 3 spring onions in lengths; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp fermented soybean paste, 1 tsp sugar; 1 long red chilli, sliced (optional); 2 tbsp oil

ไก่ผัดขิง/pad KING gai/

Also known as: Gai Pad Khing, Kai Phat Khing, Thai Ginger Chicken, Chicken with Ginger

About this dish

Chicken stir-fried with lots of fresh ginger, wood ear mushrooms, onion and spring onion in a light savoury sauce.

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Ingredients

🍗300g chicken breast or thigh, sliced

🫚60g fresh young ginger, cut into fine strips

🍄A handful of wood ear mushrooms, soaked and sliced

🧅1 onion, sliced, and 3 spring onions in lengths

🧄3 cloves garlic, chopped

🫙1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp fermented soybean paste, 1 tsp sugar

🌶️1 long red chilli, sliced (optional)

🫗2 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 3

Fry the garlic in the oil until fragrant.

Add the chicken and stir-fry until almost cooked.

Add the ginger, mushrooms and onion and toss for 1–2 minutes.

Season with the sauces, soybean paste and sugar, adding a splash of water.

Toss in the spring onions and chilli and serve with jasmine rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pad khing is a Thai-Chinese everyday stir-fry, gentle rather than spicy, and a staple of made-to-order food stalls.

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