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.
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
Crush chilies and garlic with a mortar and pestle.
- 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
Add chicken and cook until cooked through, coating each piece with the red curry paste.
- 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
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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