Pad fakthong bai gaprau recipe

Pad Fakthong Bai Gaprau recipe

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Pad fakthong bai gaprau is a delicious Thai dish made with pumpkin and holy basil. This recipe combines the natural sweetness of the pumpkin with the aromatic flavors of garlic, chili, and fish sauce. The result is a flavorful and comforting stir-fry that can be enjoyed as a main course or a side dish. With its vibrant colors and bold flavors, this dish is sure to be a hit at any dinner table.

Keywords: Thai cuisine, pumpkin, holy basil, stir-fry, flavorful.

Pad fakthong bai gaprau recipe details

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Ingredients

500 g	pumpkin (cleaned and peeled about 400g)
1 tbsp	garlic
5	Thai spring onions
5 stalk(s)	Thai celery
	light soy sauce
	oyster sauce
	palm sugar
1 tsp	freshly ground white pepper
1 long	red chili pepper
5 small	red chili peppers
1 handful	Thai basil leaves (Bai Gaprau)
	vegetable oil

Instructions

Clean, peel and cut pumpkin into small slices. Mince garlic and small chilies. Chop spring onions and celery stalks into pieces of about 5 cm. Cut long red chili into halves lengthwise, remove seeds and cut into very thin stripes. Remove Thai basil from the stalks.

Heat oil in a wok or pot and fry garlic until light yellow. Add pumpkin and fry for a moment, add some water and simmer for about 5 minutes. Now, add soy sauce, oyster sauce, palm sugar, pepper and the small chilies. Cook for about 10 more minutes or until the pumpkin is done. If necessary, add some water to keep the pumpkin from sticking, but the dish should be quite dry.

Add spring onions, celery and the basil. Stir well and serve.

This dish serves 6 as part of a 5 course meal.


Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 10 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a