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Gai Pad Nor Mai Recipe (Chicken Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fry)
This chicken bamboo shoots stir-fry (gai pad nor mai) features spicy red curry paste for a quick, easy, and healthy high-protein dish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 444 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 tablespoon red curry paste
- 2 Chilies bird's eye chilies, add to taste
- 2 cloves garlic
- 8.8 ounces chicken thighs, finely sliced
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1.5 tablespoon oyster sauce
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/2 tablespoon palm sugar
- 8.8 ounces bamboo shoots cooked, see notes
- 4 kaffir lime leaves stems removed
Instructions
- Crush chilies and garlic with a mortar and pestle.
- Heat your wok over medium, add oil, and fry the chili-garlic paste along with the red curry paste. Stir it around until fragrant.
- Add chicken and cook until cooked through, coating each piece with the red curry paste.
- Add oyster sauce, fish sauce, water, and palm sugar. Continue to cook until the palm sugar is fully dissolved and everything is well mixed.
- Lastly, stir in the bamboo shoots and kaffir lime leaves for approx 2 minutes, or until the bamboo shoots are soft to your liking.
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Notes
- Use the nutrition card in this recipe as a guideline.
- Bamboo shoots: You can find them in the international aisle of most large supermarkets, Asian grocery stores or markets, or even online. Use canned or fresh, but if you opt for fresh, remember they need thorough cooking to remove any bitterness.
Nutrition Information
Calories
444kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
19g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
64mg
(21%)
Sodium
1155mg
(48%)
Potassium
450mg
(13%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1746IU
(35%)
Vitamin C
69mg
(77%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 444
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 444kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 64mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 1155mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 450mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1746IU | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 69mg | 77% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.