Pad Cha Seafood
Pad Cha Seafood or Spicy Stir Fried Seafood is a popular dish among tourists visiting the beach because of its spicy taste and fragrance from various spices. To make it, start by adding Phad Cha curry paste into the pan and stir fry until it gives off a good smell. Add shrimp and squid and stir them with the paste until they are almost cooked. Then, add fried sea bass and mussels and mix all the ingredients. Season it as you like. Add galangal, kaffir lime leaves, young peppercorns and Jinda peppers. Stir them until cooked and add basil leaves. Serve with 100% jasmine rice for more deliciousness.
Ingredients
4
¼
Cup
Vegetable oil
100
Grams
Sea bass filet, cut into 1-inch pieces
5
Peeled prawns, tail cut and black vein removed
150
Grams
Splendid squids, square cut
6
Pieces
Scalded mussel
¼
Cup
Water
½
Tbsp
Oyster sauce
1
Tbsp
Fish sauce
1
Tsp
Coconut sugar
½
Cup
Sliced fingerroot
3
Leaves
Kaffir leaves, torn
2
Branches
Young peppercorns
5
Chilis
Jinda chilis, sliced
½
Cup
basil leaves
Young basil leaves for garnishing
Phad Cha Paste
2
Clutches
Sliced yellow bell pepper
20
Chilis
Bird’s eye chili
2
Tbsp
Peeled Thai garlic
½
Tsp
White peppercorns
How to Make
Make Phad Cha paste by pounding yellow chili peppers, Bird's eye chilis, garlic and pepper together until blended. Transfer it into a cup and set aside.
Set a pan of vegetable oil on medium heat. Add the fish filet and fry until it turns golden brown but not too crispy. Take it up and drain off the oil. Pour about 2 tablespoons of the oil left into the pan.
Set the same pan over medium heat. Add pounded ingredients and stir until fragrant, followed by shrimp, squid and stir until almost cooked. Then, add fried sea bass and mussels. Season with oyster sauce, fish sauce and coconut sugar. Add sliced fingerroot, kaffir lime leaves, young pepper and Jinda chili. Stir well. Turn off the heat. Add basil leaves and stir quickly evenly.
Put on a plate and serve with 100% steamed jasmine rice.
Put 1 cup of rice with 1.2 cup of clean water (1:1.2)
Close the lid, press the switch to turn on, and wait until the rice is cooked.
Set the rice aside for at least 10 minutes before eating.
Recommended for this recipe
Thai Hom Mali Rice 100% Dok Bua Brand (Green) Thai Style Series
Recommended for This Recipe
Thai Hom Mali Rice 100% Dok Bua Brand (Green) Thai Style Series
Available at leading stores near you and at Dok Bua distributors and dealers across the country.
