Stir-Fried Pumpkin with Chiles and Basil (Fakthong Pad Bai Horapa)

Name: Stir-Fried Pumpkin with Chiles and Basil (Fakthong Pad Bai Horapa)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 red chiles seeded and finely sliced, to garnish; 8 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 Tbsps honey; 120 grams 120 g onions, halved and sliced into strips; 2 Tbsps oyster sauce; 600 grams (1 lb 5 oz) pumpkin, peeled and cubed; 3 Tbsps soy sauce; 4 handfuls Thai basil leaves, to garnish

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian side dish? Stir-Fried Pumpkin with Chiles and Basil (Fakthong Pad Bai Horapa) could be an excellent recipe to try. One serving contains 109 calories, 4g of protein, and 0g of fat. This recipe serves 4. If you have thai basil leaves, garlic cloves, pumpkin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a heavy wok, stir-fry garlic and onion using half of the vegetable stock, until browned.

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Vegetable Stock

Garlic

Onion

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Wok

Add pumpkin cubes, moisten with remaining vegetable stock and stir constantly until pumpkin is cooked. Season with soy sauce, oyster sauce and honey.

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Vegetable Stock

Oyster Sauce

Soy Sauce

Pumpkin

Honey

Sprinkle with Thai basil leaves and sliced red chile.

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Fresh Basil

Red Chili Pepper

Serve with brown rice.

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Brown Rice

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Reprinted with permission from Chiva-Som’s Thai Spa Cuisine by Chef Paisarn Cheewinsiriwat and his Culinary Team, (C) 2005 (reprinted 2007). Editions Didier Millet PTE LTD for Chiva-Som International Health Resorts CO., LTD

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Millet