Phad Prik Nuea Pattaya

Name: Phad Prik Nuea Pattaya (Pattaya-style Chilli Fried Beef)
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 bird’s eye chillies, sliced; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 3 tablespoons fish sauce (nam pla); 1 teaspoon cornflour, mixed with 1 tablespoon water; 8 red chillies, sliced; 1 spring onion, chopped; 1 onion, peeled and sliced in rounds; ¼ red capsicum (bell pepper), cut into cubes; ¼ green capsicum (bell pepper), cut into cubes; 3 tablespoons cooking oil; a handful of Thai sweet basil (bai horapa); 10 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked to soften and thinly sliced; 500 g beef tenderloin, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 140 g canned sour bamboo shoot, sliced; 1 tablespoon sugar

Pattaya-style Chilli Fried Beef

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Little Thai Cookbook

By Marshall Cavendish

Published 2014

About

In this dish, the reference to Pattaya comes about because of the city’s huge Chinese population and the fact that stir-fried dishes typically feature in Chinese meals. This simple but tasty stir-fry is best eaten with plain white rice, and if desired, washed down with an icy cold beer.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons cooking oil
10 dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked to soften and thinly sliced
500 g

Asia
Thailand
Pattaya
Starter
Spicy
South East Asia

Method

Prepare the chilli paste. Using a mortar and pestle or blender, pound or process the ingredients into a fine paste.
Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat. Add the chilli paste and stir-fry until fragrant.
Add the mushrooms and stir-fry until tender.
Add the beef, oyster sauce, sugar and fish sauce. Stir-fry for another 3 minutes.