Simple Thai Sauce?

[xcskier20]

Does anyone have some hints for a Hot basil sauce? I have tried combinations of soy sauce, fish sauce, and beef or chicken broth, but just can't get anything that tastes like the classic take out version.

Thanks!

[Jim Washburn]

To get the real kaprow flavor you must use holy basil. Thai basil or any other basil doesn't taste the same.

Jim

[beggsy]

My Thai cookbook recipe for Basil Chicken has 1tbsp fish sauce, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp oyster sauce and 1 tbsp soy sauce. You saute garlic and hot chilies then add the sauce ingredients and 2 tbsp water and 1/2 tsp cornstarch to thicken. About 15 whole basil leaves are added just at the end.

[CoconutMilk]

I have also had tons of trouble recreating the takeout chili-garlic-basil sauce that I love so much. Most Kaprow (Kaprao?) recipes dont result in a "saucy" sauce like the restaurants have. I have had decent results with 2-3 thai chiles, 1-2 tbl fish sauce, 1-2 tbl sweet soy sauce, 1 tbl or less of sugar, a tsp or so of rice vinegar, 1/2 cup or so of chicken broth, 5-6 cloves of garlic, and copious amounts of Thai basil thrown in at the end. The veggies and proteins are up to you, but that is the basis of the sauce. Cornstarch is sometimes included, but i dont mind the thin/brothy sauce that results without it.

[alkapal]

is it the classic krapow flavoring? try adapting this recipe's sauce component:
http://thaifood.about.com/od/quickeasythairecipes/r/basilchicken.htm

http://www.nikibone.com/recipe/thai/padkrapow.html

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=Pad%20krapow

http://www.bigoven.com/134795-Pad-Kra...