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Beef pad kaprao

Brian Lagerstrom · ♥ 33.7K likes · 1.1M views · 20 min video

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Beef pad kaprao, from the video Makes 4
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Heat the wok on the stove over high heat.
Pad kaprao: blistering the green beans
  • 200 g green beans
  • 100 g shallots
Chop the green beans into one inch lengths and the shallots into large chunks.
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • salt
Add about two tablespoons of oil to the hot wok, then the green beans and a strong pinch of salt, and roast them hard over high heat 90 seconds to two minutes for colour, then move them to a bowl.
  • oil
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • salt
Add more oil, the pound of ground beef and a two finger pinch of salt, and brown and mash for about five minutes until the beef is crumbled to pea-sized pieces or smaller.
  • water
Add the chopped shallots and stir fry two to three minutes over high heat, adding a splash of water if anything sticks.
  • 15 g ginger
  • 15 g garlic
Add the grated ginger and minced garlic and saute about 60 seconds until fragrant.
  • 150 g baby spinach
Add the chopped baby spinach and the roasted green beans and stir about a minute until the spinach is melted down.
  • 50 g oyster sauce
  • 25 g fish sauce
  • 25 g soy sauce
  • 50 g beef or chicken stock
  • 25 g brown sugar
Mix the oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, stock and brown sugar, pour the sauce around the exterior of the hot wok and reduce 30 to 60 seconds until it grips the meat.
  • 15 g basil leaves
Kill the heat and stir in the chiffonade basil.
  • sticky rice
  • egg
Pile onto sticky rice and top with a crispy fried egg with a runny yolk.