Comments on: Basil Chicken (Gai Pad Krapow)

By: David

David — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:58:28 +0000

I made this last night with tofu instead of chicken and thought it was excellent. I substituted black soy sauce for the kecap manis (because I didn't have any) and increased the fish sauce to 1 3/4 tablespoons. I also thought 3 thai chilies was plenty--it came out very hot. I served it with a Thai version of my fried rice recipe, using a combination of fish sauce and soy sauce, adding tomatoes and leaving out the Chinese rice wine. All around a really nice meal. Thanks for the inspiration.

By: Shea

Shea — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:12:34 +0000

Thank you for this great recipe! Cooked it tonight and it is simply brilliant. Thank you again.

By: Dave Gebo

Dave Gebo — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:32:10 +0000

Excellent recipe! I’ve made this many times and always a hit. Tonight, I substituted the chicken with shrimp. Chopped (not ground) shrimp. Ooh so very nice!! : )

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:38:29 +0000

Oh my! I am currently eating this wonderful dish but I needed to take a break and simply say “Oh wow” and “oh my”! Such a wonderful dish and an easy one to make. Goes very well with jasmine rice.

By: jimmattie

jimmattie — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:47:56 +0000

I’ve made this recipe a few times now, and I absolutely love it. I do make a bit extra of the sauce but all the proportions are spot on. I actually like this one better than the local thai place! Thanks a lot for the recipe!

By: Ben P.

Ben P. — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:48:45 +0000

It is a good take although I don’t grind up the chicken meat, use Thai Basil and Brown Sugar. Also there are a lot of good Thai restaurants in the OC, you must not be from round here are yah???

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By: Rasa Malaysia

Rasa Malaysia — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:11:38 +0000

Yes, you can just chop the chicken breast / thigh into minced chicken using a cleaver. :)

By: hogmanay

hogmanay — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:53:05 +0000

I love this dish! Will you recommend cutting chicken breast/thigh into small piece at home, rather than buying ground meat at supermarkets?

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:24:51 +0000

I cannot wait to give this a try! Could you also make it with Pork? If so, which cut do you think?

It’s funny, I’ve ordered this at various restaurants in the UK and sometimes it comes like the above but other times it comes as sliced meat with more of a ‘sauce’. It definitely has the same English language name on the menus.

Oh, also, will your book be available in the UK? Thanks again!