PAD KRAPOW

Holy basil hits the hot pan and the whole kitchen knows — that sharp, peppery perfume is the point of this plate.

• Holy basil, stir-fried hard until it crackles.
• Fried egg, crisp-edged, yolk still soft.
• Jasmine rice, steamed to soak up the sauce.
• Your choice of chicken or mushroom.

It's a one-wok plate, cooked fast and loud so the basil keeps its bite instead of going limp and sweet. The fried egg goes on top, and you break it into the rice as you eat. Pick chicken for the classic version, or mushroom if you'd rather keep it meat-free — the basil does the heavy lifting either way. Contains: eggs. May contain: fish.