The holy trinity of a Chinese stir fry sauce: OYSTER SAUCE, LIGHT SOY SAUCE & SUGAR. Key aromatic is garlic. Just that simple. Ginger is optional. I have cooked so many of Marion's recipes. They are all SO good! Loving all of your recipes, Marion. Keep at it!! Love you!!! 💜
I agree with Sophie! But I do not consider ginger as optional! And I like adding green onions too! And I like adding tiny carrot sticks too! And I like adding Worcestershire Sauce too! Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum and yum!
Good Afternoon Marion, I love the way you teach Asian cooking. You are amazing with your Recipes story telling. You shine !!!!!! I cook lots of your recipes and they are Wonderful!!!!
I tried this today!!!! It turned out so good. Marion and team, thank you. 🙏🏽 This is my second recipe from you that turned out great. 1st one was the Easy Kimchi. This is another easy recipe. Thank you!!!!
I made your Spicy Korean Pork filling for dumplings. After filling all the mandu wrappers, I had filling left so I stir-fried it and ate over rice. It was amazing!! I will definitely try this Thai Basil Stir-fry. You know how to combine ingredients for awesome flavor! Thanks Marion!!
I love your recipes! I’ve only ever had success with them, and Ihave been able to incorporate them into the family’s weekly menu frequently. Your video demos are clear and you are a charming woman. Thanks so much!
I just made this and it was so easy! I couldn’t find the peppers in the recipe so I used one Serrano, a bunch of small red Fresno peppers and 1/2 of an orange bell pepper. I also used one zucchini and one yellow summer squash. Delic!
I made this tonight, I did zucchini and green beans with pork and beef mince mix. It was amazing. My husband agrees with your less is more. Maybe I have been using too many ingredients together🤔 This one will get written in my keep recipes book. I also used the extra sauce for my rice and egg fry up. 👍👍
It’s an Asian thing. We like to leave a whole chili in there when it’s cooking it gets all soft and for whoever wants to eat it you don’t really remove it like a bay leaf.
I'm definitely gonna try your recipe since I always cook this dish at home. If you can find Thai basil instead of the regular basil you find at your local supermarket it makes a big difference imo. I like to top mine off with an over easy egg. 🍳
Update: I just cooked this today. The only thing I adjusted was adding a bit more sugar to balance the salt content from the oyster and fish sauce. Other than that, it was delish!
That is really good, Marion. I am watching your video . I'm going to try to make this dish tonight. Looks very delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe. ❤❤ .Lillian Burnett Sydney.
Thank you so much for this easy, work night meal. It is delicious! I can't rave enough about your Channel and give it to all my siblings and children. Thanks to you I can make some bomb pork belly for dinner night with my family of 7 boys and 3 girls, who are all foodies! Thanks again, Marion
I’ve been making several of your basil stir fry dishes this week because we have tons from my wife’s garden. So good!! I def needed your advice that less is more, I even quoted you to wife when she asked why this dish was so simple. 😂
@@Tina-ol1kh True! But, those little red chili peppers pack a powerful punch and can ruin a stir fry for the un-initiated. And that sting does not wash away with a glass of milk or a glass (or three!) of saki or very chilled chablis or sauvignon blanc. I suggest that those little red peppers be carefully taste tested before the home chef ruins a lot of great ingredients. They should be labeled for sale with a big, bold caution label. (BTW, they maker great patio plants, with delightful growth all summer on my south facing back porch, and the fruit can be ground up, mixed with water, and then added to a spray container for use as a very effective deer repellant
Thanks Marion I've always found the simpler the better and tastier,this stir fry without the fish sauce is one I've been cooking for more than twenty year's, often with my mum as taste tester cheers.
I make grapow similar to this every week with minced chicken thighs and green beans but it takes me about 30/40 minutes 🤷♀️ I wish I was as quick as you! If anyone is making this or similar I find adding some salt to the mortar with the garlic and chillies helps break them down quicker and I always use Italian basil because it tastes closer to holy basil 😆
Agree! But not just any salt. Use of coarse Kosher salt is what you need. A teaspoonful at most! The size of the granules is what works to help grind up the chillies and the garlic into that great paste. (I also like to add fresh celery leaves. It adds another taste component! Some people prefer cilantro and others like Italian parsley!) Happy cooking!
You just kicked me um...to the delish zone! Always ready to taste new dishes! Yummy, yum! Doing the air fryer way. Waving to you from south Georgia-land of best Peaches, boiled Peanuts, & Vidalia onions! ; )
Hi Poppy! I often add chunks of fresh peaches to a stir fry. In this recipe, I would serve them on the side, after a grilling, to get some marks on them! Another step, of course, would be to grill the peaches for a dessert, served with vanilla ice cream, as a lame attempt to squelch the burning of the lips and mouth that results from your enjoyment of the stir fry.
I love the fact that you "twist" the Thai Basil Stir Fry recipe with some zucchinis. Some would use the long green beans to add some more vegges. Will definitely try the Pad Krapao with zucchinis, thanks Marion haha 🌶
I have tried most of your stir fry recipes....they are all sooo good. Last one i had was 3 or 4 days ago Edit: wait, so you can use wilted basil? Because as soon as my basil looks and smells slightly off, I just throw it away. Should I not do that?! 🤷🏽♀️
Hi Michelle! Me thinks that that depends on just how "smelly" the basil gets! You must be referring to basil that you have been growing indoors from a purchase that you made at the Super Market in the produce aisle. That basil will get yucky quickly, despite what Rachael Ray says! I have had some luck extending it by cutting away perfect leaves and freezing them after drying them on paper towels overnight.(Not refrigerating them!) This basil never tastes or smells the same, however. I have experimented by cutting back my outdoor potted basil severely in mid-July. Thai basil did ok (not great!) but sweet basil did worse. One last "tip"- do throw away any basil plant that is infected by white fly. This infection will quickly spread to any nearby basil, IMO. I use a spray made from blenderized red chili peppers on my basil plants to prevent white fly infestation. Hope this info helps you. Maybe others will post their tips for how to care for your precious basil plants so they remain available all summer long for help with stir-fry recipes like this one. Good luck! Stay safe. Get vaccinated!
I made this for myself tonight - except I used ground beef and carrots - and only 2 chilis - but it was wonderful - it'a great basic recipe that you can change up - love it. I usually make really bad stir fry I think for the reasons you stated.
@@lianebabb9638 wow sounds alot yummy🤩 nice favorite dear. I've had Thai fried rice once and I loved it and looking forward to having it soon again since you reminded me now. Thanks! Hope you don't mind if we be friends
I really like the recipes on the site.. but where do I find the quantities of each of the ingredients. Can generally follow without, but would be good to have this info to get just right 😀
This was fantastic. I should have been a bit more generous with the basil and a bit stingier with the size of my zucchini chunks but it's going into the weekly rotation. Now to just find real Thai chiles
Hi Marion, I’ve been watching you since Masterchef and love everything you do. Please take the music away, it’s distracting. Everything about you is great on its own. Thank you 😊
Am i the only one who focused on that stem of the small pepper all throughout the cooking of this dish? It ended up in the bowl. What was missing is seeing you eat it. :)
This looks delicious and simple- definitely going to try it. But……was it just me!?- for some reason it bugged me beyond all proportion that the chilli stalks weren’t taken out!🧐😩😏🤷♀️👍🏻
Hi huggledemon32! I like that she does this! It helps me find and remove the chilies from the stir fry before serving it. I keep enough sweet red chilies in the stir fry for that great color, which is a must for any stir fry.
@@michaelsalmon6436 good point!- I hadn’t thought of that, although since the chilli has been bruised and most of the seeds stirred through the whole dish- I’m not sure if removing that little bit of chilli would be enough for me! 🥺(I can’t handle spicy food!🤷♀️😱)
I’m a vegan who cannot tolerate spicy food. Make something for me, please? Just for funsies? I know how to adjust recipes so that I can eat them, it’s just nice to feel included. 😊
The holy trinity of a Chinese stir fry sauce: OYSTER SAUCE, LIGHT SOY SAUCE & SUGAR. Key aromatic is garlic. Just that simple. Ginger is optional. I have cooked so many of Marion's recipes. They are all SO good! Loving all of your recipes, Marion. Keep at it!! Love you!!! 💜
I agree with Sophie! But I do not consider ginger as optional! And I like adding green onions too! And I like adding tiny carrot sticks too! And I like adding Worcestershire Sauce too! Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum and yum!
second to that!
@@michaelsalmon6436 but this is Thai so why are you talking about Chinese food?
How much of what can you mention please?
@@michaelsalmon6436p of😅😮pjypp
My favourite Thai dish is Pad Krapow, I love the flavour of Thai Basil … yummie
This is one my favorite stir fries. I make it with different proteins and vegetables and always turns out great.
Delicious stir fry. Wishing everyone a happy weekend!
Good Afternoon Marion, I love the way you teach Asian cooking. You are amazing with your Recipes story telling. You shine !!!!!! I cook lots of your recipes and they are Wonderful!!!!
Thank you, Marion. I enjoy all your light hearted videos. Clear instructions.
Ooh this is perfect!! Its zucchini harvest time here in Canada!!! I know what im going to make for Sunday dinner!!
I tried this today!!!! It turned out so good. Marion and team, thank you. 🙏🏽 This is my second recipe from you that turned out great. 1st one was the Easy Kimchi. This is another easy recipe. Thank you!!!!
I made your Spicy Korean Pork filling for dumplings. After filling all the mandu wrappers, I had filling left so I stir-fried it and ate over rice. It was amazing!! I will definitely try this Thai Basil Stir-fry. You know how to combine ingredients for awesome flavor! Thanks Marion!!
Made this last night and it was fragrant and delicious.
I love your recipes! I’ve only ever had success with them, and Ihave been able to incorporate them into the family’s weekly menu frequently. Your video demos are clear and you are a charming woman. Thanks so much!
What an amazing comment to read Gina. Thank you for being so thoughtful 😊❤️
This recipe is an MVP for me. I love seeing different versions for the sauce. I wouldn't be able to dig in without the fried egg, though.
My employer loves every recipe you have. They said so 👏
This is on rotation for me, at least once a month. I follow your recipe and use Beyond ground as the protein, delicious!
I just made this and it was so easy! I couldn’t find the peppers in the recipe so I used one Serrano, a bunch of small red Fresno peppers and 1/2 of an orange bell pepper. I also used one zucchini and one yellow summer squash. Delic!
Coming from an ayutthaya background my mom made this all the time. It's been my mission to master this, and I will
#thailand##proudtobethai#thaisemi
I made this tonight; I didn't have the red chilis and used jalapeno instead and it still was delicious. Thank you for you all your wonderful recipes.
I made this tonight, I did zucchini and green beans with pork and beef mince mix. It was amazing. My husband agrees with your less is more. Maybe I have been using too many ingredients together🤔 This one will get written in my keep recipes book. I also used the extra sauce for my rice and egg fry up. 👍👍
One of my favs, love the zucchini shapes.
You left the stems on the Birdseye chillies, is that like finding a bay leaf in my grandma’s bolognese?
I think she did that on purpose ! I rlly like your comparison of it to the hay leaf
It’s an Asian thing. We like to leave a whole chili in there when it’s cooking it gets all soft and for whoever wants to eat it you don’t really remove it like a bay leaf.
Just made this and it's so good! No more wasted basil in this house!
Wow yummy recipe thank you for sharing dear 😍😍💝💝👍🏼👍🏼
I'm definitely gonna try your recipe since I always cook this dish at home. If you can find Thai basil instead of the regular basil you find at your local supermarket it makes a big difference imo. I like to top mine off with an over easy egg. 🍳
Update: I just cooked this today. The only thing I adjusted was adding a bit more sugar to balance the salt content from the oyster and fish sauce. Other than that, it was delish!
That is really good, Marion. I am watching your video . I'm going to try to make this dish tonight. Looks very delicious. Thank you for sharing your recipe. ❤❤ .Lillian Burnett Sydney.
Thank you so much for this easy, work night meal. It is delicious! I can't rave enough about your Channel and give it to all my siblings and children. Thanks to you I can make some bomb pork belly for dinner night with my family of 7 boys and 3 girls, who are all foodies! Thanks again, Marion
I'm obsessed with this recipe! 😍
This looks so good !! I will make it with the Ikea vegetarian mince for me and my guy . Thanks for the recipe ☺️
I’ve been making several of your basil stir fry dishes this week because we have tons from my wife’s garden. So good!! I def needed your advice that less is more, I even quoted you to wife when she asked why this dish was so simple. 😂
One of the best thai dishes
I agree!!
So simple and so good. Feels clean
Using two different chilies on purpose seems like one of her small magic that makes a big difference... Thank you for sharing !
Yes ones for flavor and ones for spice
@@Tina-ol1kh True! But, those little red chili peppers pack a powerful punch and can ruin a stir fry for the un-initiated. And that sting does not wash away with a glass of milk or a glass (or three!) of saki or very chilled chablis or sauvignon blanc. I suggest that those little red peppers be carefully taste tested before the home chef ruins a lot of great ingredients. They should be labeled for sale with a big, bold caution label. (BTW, they maker great patio plants, with delightful growth all summer on my south facing back porch, and the fruit can be ground up, mixed with water, and then added to a spray container for use as a very effective deer repellant
Thanks Marion
I've always found the simpler the better and tastier,this stir fry without the fish sauce is one I've been cooking for more than twenty year's, often with my mum as taste tester cheers.
What's your favourite?
@@richiegraham8599
Hi Graham
I don't really have a favorite,prefer to switch it around to keep the dishes interesting cheers Jullyeann
@@jullyeanngarrick4159 wow nice! I do love Italian and Mexican dishes though and quite some more.. Hope you don't mind if we be friends
@@jullyeanngarrick4159Hi jully! I hope you're fine? Can we please?
Love all your recipies and I purchased your book
This is delicious and easy. Just made it.
love your recipes!! very simply. if you add lemongrass galangal and Sichuan Pepper in chilies pasts it make your food smells good. FC from Thailand
Who else is binge watching EVERY cooking video this lovely lady has made?
I've been there! Now I'm up to date, but the first time I came across a Marion's video I was instantly hooked.
😊
@@lidialondresyes. Her videos are addictive !
this is my fav...with steamy hot white rice....n fried egg....ahhhhh perfecto.
My grandmother says your the best cook in the world. THANKS
Thank you so much for nice sharing 🌟👌
Nice and Simple Recipe.... Will Try
Love it 😘
This is so quick and easy and absolutely delicious!
Love all your recipes. This one was so quick and so yummy 😋
I make grapow similar to this every week with minced chicken thighs and green beans but it takes me about 30/40 minutes 🤷♀️ I wish I was as quick as you!
If anyone is making this or similar I find adding some salt to the mortar with the garlic and chillies helps break them down quicker and I always use Italian basil because it tastes closer to holy basil 😆
Agree! But not just any salt. Use of coarse Kosher salt is what you need. A teaspoonful at most! The size of the granules is what works to help grind up the chillies and the garlic into that great paste. (I also like to add fresh celery leaves. It adds another taste component! Some people prefer cilantro and others like Italian parsley!) Happy cooking!
Ooooh one of my favorite things to make is a stir fry! 🥰🥰🥰
You just kicked me um...to the delish zone! Always ready to taste new dishes! Yummy, yum! Doing the air fryer way.
Waving to you from south Georgia-land of best Peaches, boiled Peanuts, & Vidalia onions!
; )
Hi Poppy! I often add chunks of fresh peaches to a stir fry. In this recipe, I would serve them on the side, after a grilling, to get some marks on them! Another step, of course, would be to grill the peaches for a dessert, served with vanilla ice cream, as a lame attempt to squelch the burning of the lips and mouth that results from your enjoyment of the stir fry.
One of my favourites my mum cooked all the time her veggies were capsicum broccoli and zucchini. She usually used beef mince or thinly sliced beef.
Délicieux avec les courgettes 👌 merci pr le partage😊
Great and tasty recipe ! Could not find basil, so replaced it with coriander.. was so FRESH and yummi!! 🌈❤️🌈❤️ xxx
Yummy make me feel hungry, delicious dish
음식 색감이 너무 다양하고 예뻐요~~~👏👏👏
A great recipe. I just prepared, so easy and delicious. Thank you.
Loved the easy sauce, so simple and elegant.
Loving this lip colour Marion!! 😄
Yummy! My OCD wouldn’t let me take my eyes off the stems of those chilis🤣
Looks so delicious! Like your shade of lipstick too.
One of my top 5 dishes.
Mine too!!!
Making this for boyfriend tonight also going to make a sunny side up egg to eat it with! Yum 😋
Is this pad ga prao? one of the thai dishes I'm addicted.
I love the fact that you "twist" the Thai Basil Stir Fry recipe with some zucchinis. Some would use the long green beans to add some more vegges. Will definitely try the Pad Krapao with zucchinis, thanks Marion haha 🌶
Hope you enjoy!
Gotta try this Looks so good!!
I love this recipe 😋
I made this tonight and it was SO GOOD! (Althought I actually forgot the sugar and didn't miss it.)
Looks fabulous 👌
We just got a wok at home and I can’t wait to give this a try!
I have tried most of your stir fry recipes....they are all sooo good. Last one i had was 3 or 4 days ago
Edit: wait, so you can use wilted basil? Because as soon as my basil looks and smells slightly off, I just throw it away. Should I not do that?! 🤷🏽♀️
I’m no expert- but I would say a few little withered leaves/edges is fine in a stir fry, but if it is slimy and SMELLS off, I wouldn’t use it!👍🏻
Hi Michelle! Me thinks that that depends on just how "smelly" the basil gets! You must be referring to basil that you have been growing indoors from a purchase that you made at the Super Market in the produce aisle. That basil will get yucky quickly, despite what Rachael Ray says! I have had some luck extending it by cutting away perfect leaves and freezing them after drying them on paper towels overnight.(Not refrigerating them!) This basil never tastes or smells the same, however. I have experimented by cutting back my outdoor potted basil severely in mid-July. Thai basil did ok (not great!) but sweet basil did worse. One last "tip"- do throw away any basil plant that is infected by white fly. This infection will quickly spread to any nearby basil, IMO. I use a spray made from blenderized red chili peppers on my basil plants to prevent white fly infestation. Hope this info helps you. Maybe others will post their tips for how to care for your precious basil plants so they remain available all summer long for help with stir-fry recipes like this one. Good luck! Stay safe. Get vaccinated!
I made this for myself tonight - except I used ground beef and carrots - and only 2 chilis - but it was wonderful - it'a great basic recipe that you can change up - love it. I usually make really bad stir fry I think for the reasons you stated.
Wow nice! What's your favorite food?
So awesome Lawrence! Glad you loved it!
@@richiegraham8599 I think probably Japanese
@@lja64 wow are you kidding me? I do love Japanese and Italian meals also.. I hope you don't mind if we be friends
@@lja64 Hi! I hope you're fine?
Looking Delicious 🤤
Perfect 👍
I'm going to try this with minced shrimp tonight
i know i'm supposed to focus on the food but her lipstick is EVERYTHING :P switching up with pink rather than normally red :D
the lip transfer that sometimes happens when she is biting into something like a steam bun. and i notice sometimes its on her teeth 😂😂😂
Is it Pad Kra Pao? I love this menu with side dish sunny fried egg.
Perfect!!! All the right flavors and so quick and easy. Thank you Marion :)
Yeah nice! What's your favorite?
@@richiegraham8599 Thai fried rice, drunken noodles, anything with Thai chilis and Thai basil.
Anything from Marion :)
@@richiegraham8599 Marion’s braised ribs are amazing and my favorite also.
@@lianebabb9638 wow sounds alot yummy🤩 nice favorite dear. I've had Thai fried rice once and I loved it and looking forward to having it soon again since you reminded me now. Thanks! Hope you don't mind if we be friends
@@lianebabb9638 Hi! Haven't heard from you..
Mmmm. I have all of these ingredients. I know what I’m making for dinner.
Thai holy basil กะเพรา and sweet basil โหระพา is difference vegetable in both scent and taste.
Hello Marion!!! Nice recipe, what can I substitute zucchini?
Made this tonight…easy and a big hit with the whole family, including my semi-picky daughter. Thanks for another one Marion.
So glad you enjoy the recipe Chris! -Team Marion's Kitchen
I’m just gonna say it. I love that lipstick color on you. It’s very flattering.
Me too, looks like Mac heroine.
Thanks a lot
Marion you’re a genius!
I really like the recipes on the site.. but where do I find the quantities of each of the ingredients. Can generally follow without, but would be good to have this info to get just right 😀
I need to try this what kind of fish sauce u used
How do u reheat without loosing the intense flavor? I’m asking bc I cook in bulk, it’s just me, and looove leftovers
This was fantastic. I should have been a bit more generous with the basil and a bit stingier with the size of my zucchini chunks but it's going into the weekly rotation. Now to just find real Thai chiles
I have some spinach leaves I need to use up , could I add some in this ? Also how much honey could you add
Marion’s quick, spicy, Thai basil stir fry for the win! Can’t wait to make this 💚.
woo love how simple this is! Its so hard to find thai basil in canada though :(
If u like celery it goes well in a stir fry. But remove the veins before you cut it bite size.
Love this recipe and how spicy it is! Marion you look so fresh with that 💄 💋 ❤🇨🇦🇨🇦
Marion, why do you leave the chilli stems in? I haven’t seen anyone else do this before
I like mine crispier and darker so I fry the mince longer and add a bit of dark soy sauce to it but you do you.
10/10 for pronouncing Basil correrctly.
Throw in some of those little yellow chicken eggs from the Guts 🔥
Hi Marion, I’ve been watching you since Masterchef and love everything you do. Please take the music away, it’s distracting. Everything about you is great on its own. Thank you 😊
We're kindred spirits, i too love a lot a garlic in my stir fry.
The Pestle is the bashy bashy part 😁
Am i the only one who focused on that stem of the small pepper all throughout the cooking of this dish? It ended up in the bowl. What was missing is seeing you eat it. :)
Throw the Meat in Some Pasta Shells 🎶
I was today years old when I learned which one is the mortar and which one is the pestle.
This looks delicious and simple- definitely going to try it.
But……was it just me!?- for some reason it bugged me beyond all proportion that the chilli stalks weren’t taken out!🧐😩😏🤷♀️👍🏻
Yeah, should have a trigger warning LOL
She's always done that in her videos, I imagine that's simply how her mom taught her to be resourceful :)
Hi huggledemon32! I like that she does this! It helps me find and remove the chilies from the stir fry before serving it. I keep enough sweet red chilies in the stir fry for that great color, which is a must for any stir fry.
@@michaelsalmon6436 good point!- I hadn’t thought of that, although since the chilli has been bruised and most of the seeds stirred through the whole dish- I’m not sure if removing that little bit of chilli would be enough for me! 🥺(I can’t handle spicy food!🤷♀️😱)
I’m a vegan who cannot tolerate spicy food. Make something for me, please? Just for funsies? I know how to adjust recipes so that I can eat them, it’s just nice to feel included. 😊
😋
If you can show the recipe it will help a lot
I think really good private cooks can often offer much better dishes than restaurants do, well i said often, not always!