Stir-Fried Calamari with Thai basil

Stir-Fried Calamari with Thai basil or" Phad Kra Prow Pla Meuk: ผัดกระเพราปลาหมึก" in Thai. Phad Kra Prow is one of the most popular of all Thai dishes, both in Thailand and here in North America.If you've enjoy eating Phad Kra Prow at Thai restaurants , try this wonderful homemade recipe. You will love it.Quick and easy.

Ingredients:
1) 1 Lb calamari
2) 4 sprigs Thai basil
3) 6 cloves garlic
4) 4 fresh chillies
5) 1 red bell peeper
6) 1 white  onion
7) 1 " length ginger
8) 1 cup green beans
9) 1/2 Tbsp sugar
10) 3 Tbsp thin soy sauce or fish sauce
11) 1/2 Tbsp lime juice
12) 2 Tbsp canola oil
13) 2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
14) 2 Tbsp water

Preparation:
1) This is frozen calamari. It is fully cleaned trimmed and ready to be cooked. You can thaw overnight in bag in the refrigerator, or place the package under cold water for 10-15 minutes until thawed.
2) When the calamari thawed, wash it very well and drained.
3) Pour 2 cups of water to boil on high heat. When the water is boiling, add calamari to scald for 1-2 minutes.
4) Drain and set aside.

5) Peel garlic and onion then wash all vegetables.
6) Slice thinly onion, ginger and cut red pepper into 1" length.
7) Wash green beans and cut the both end of green beans. Cut green beans into 1.5 " length and Pick Thai basil leaves from the stems.
8) Remove chilies stems then use a mortar and pestle to crush the chillies and garlic.

9) Heat canola oil in a pan on medium heat.
10) When the oil is hot, add crushed the chillies and garlic then stir for a few second until fragrant.
11) Add sliced onion.
12) Add scalded calamari.
13) Seasoning with thin soy sauce, sugar, oyster sauce and lime juice.
12) Stir well and mix all ingredients together until calamari get into the sauce.
13) Add cut green beans.
14) Add cut red bell pepper.
15) Add sliced ginger.
16) Add Thai basil into the pan.
17) Stir quickly then remove from heat.
18) Place on the plate and serve immediately.

Stir-Fried Calamari with Prik Khing Curry Paste

Stir-Fried Calamari with Prik Khing Curry Paste or "Phad Prik Khing Plamuk: ผัดพริกขิงปลาหมึก" in Thai. I made Stir-Fried Calamari with Prik Khing Curry Paste several times for my family and friends. They love it. I really like the combination between Prik Khing curry paste, calamari ( squid ) and green beans together. It is very easy to make Phad Prik Khing. I hope you try to make it sometime.

Ingredients:
1) 1 Lb frozen calamari
2) 2 kaffir lime leaves
3) 20 green beans
4) 2 Tbsp canola oil
5) 3 Tbsp Prik Khing curry paste
6) 3/4 Tbsp sugar
7) 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce

Preparation:
1) This is frozen calamari. It is fully cleaned trimmed and ready to be cooked. You can thaw overnight in bag in the refrigerator, or place the package under cold water for 10-15 minutes until thawed.
2) Prik khing curry paste made with ginger as a main ingredient. Prik king literally means chilli ginger. But in fact this paste is prepared with dried red chillies, shrimp paste, onion, garlic, lemongrass, kaffir lime peel and galangal.
3) Wash green beans and cut the both end of green beans.
4) Cut green beans into 1.5 " length.
5) Wash kaffir lime leaves.
6) Tear the kaffir lime leaves and thinly slice.
7) When the calamari thawed, wash it very well and drained.
8) Pour 2 cups of water to boil on high heat.
9) When the water is boiling, add calamari to scald for 1-2 minutes.
10) When the calamari is half way to cook then drain and set aside.
11) Heat canola oil in a pan on medium heat.
12) When the oil is hot, add Prik Khing Paste into the pan. Stir well for a minute.
13) Add scalded calamari.
14) Add thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves. Stir well for another minute until ingredients mix thoroughly.
15) Add cut green beans. Stir well until green beans are getting soft.
16) Season with fish sauce and sugar.
17) Place the stir-Fried calamari with prik khing curry paste on a plate, and serve immediately.