Gai Pad Nor Mai Recipe (Chicken Bamboo Shoots Stir-Fry)

20g protein · 20 min · 444 kcal

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.

20 min2 servings444 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp red curry paste
  • 2 chilies (adjust to taste)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 9 oz chicken breast or thighs (sliced)
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 3 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tbsp palm sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups or 9 oz cooked bamboo shoots (see notes)
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves (stems removed)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Crush chilies and garlic with a mortar and pestle.

  2. 2

    Heat your wok over medium, add oil, and fry the chili-garlic paste along with the red curry paste. Stir it around until fragrant.

  3. 3

    Add chicken and cook until cooked through, coating each piece with the red curry paste.

  4. 4

    Add oyster sauce, fish sauce, water, and palm sugar. Continue to cook until the palm sugar is fully dissolved and everything is well mixed.

  5. 5

    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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