Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Kra Pao) in Jimmy’s Kitchen + Jimmy’s Garden Tour 

It’s a blessing that there’s a comedian with a cook show!

Happy to be back! Happy Thanksgiving! (And happy black friday, i guess?)

This is the most low budget homemade video I've ever saw. Like it's made in 2009 but in 2021 by a celebrity. And the guy can actually cook! Everything about this is amazing!

It's super cool that you have a backyard garden to use for your cooking! By the way, if you recorded this video around the time this premiered, it's likely that your tomatoes aren't fruiting because it's going to dormant in the winter and might just completely die off on its own, unfortunately. If not, it just looked like it was putting too much energy out making leaves, and sometimes you gotta prune some branches off plants to trick them into creating more flowers/fruits. Also, regarding the Thai Basil plant you said you had trouble planting, the trick is when the plant grows about 7 inches or so, you need to snip an inch off the main branch before it flowers, and it tricks the plant into creating a bigger, bushier Thai basil plant with larger leaves.

This man is the only man I can bear to show up after almost 3 months, and still can tell him that I love him

as a Thai fan, i approved of this recipe. although, if you add a squeeze of lime into your chili/fish sauce mixture, it will taste even better !

I’m Thai. I like Jimmy and I like how Jimmy preparing Pad Kra Pao it’s almost perfect except one little thing; that basil is called ‘Ho Ra Pa’ not ‘Kra Pao’. Usually, we use Ho Ra Pa in red curry. So technically, this dish should be called Pad Ho Ra pa, lol( Pad is stir frying in Thai word). But everything else is perfect. I like the dipping sauce part.

You know the recipe is legit when the man grows his own veggie patch😏

I really enjoyed you in Lovehard!! The Baby it’s Cold Outside reprise was my favorite scene :) Lovely to see you cooking as well! I’m a vegetarian myself, so I’ll substitute a not-meat alternative. It’s so cute to see you walking around your garden and showing off your plants, cause you’re just like my dad that way…it makes it clear how much pride and work you put into taking care of them. Very wholesome.

"Love Hard" is an amazing show. I've watched it four times so far. It's just so uplifting! Much needed this year! Thank you for you! I'm a fan, Jimmy! Well done you! And who knew you can also cook? And make it fun and easy? You seem like such a nice guy.... the world needs more people like you. Thank you for sharing your gifts and talents with us.

This is so fun to watch! Initially, when Jimmy started to do these cooking videos on his channel during the pandemic, I thought it was for a joke. I didn't know he actually wanted to start cooking content! And I'm so pleasantly surprised by how long he's stuck by it! He's clearly passionate about cooking, and I really love the fact that that this is the main content people are waiting for on his channel. Way to go, Jimmy!

Give this man a cooking show! I honestly think he deserves it. He's clearly passionate and committed.

I was pleasantly surprised with Love Hard. I usually prefer watching action or psychological thrillers over rom-coms, but my cousin forced our family to watch it when we couldn't decide what to watch. Even though the film was predictable (i.e. it's easy to figure out who will end up with who based on the trailer), it was such a fun film to watch. It even got my brother, who absolutely loathes rom-coms, to laugh a few times throughout the film. I think Love Hard may be his favorite rom-com, only because he's never liked any other. Good job, you've unlocked 'Asian Brother Approved' for Love Hard!

I AM SO IMPRESSED, Jimmy! You grow your own stuff - Bow, babes, BOW.

I just watched Jimmy in Love Hard on Netflix and a friend told me he had a comedy RU-vid channel. So of course I popped on to see. What a delight to see he has cooking videos too! I'll have to try this out on my cooking channel, it looks delicious and right up my alley. Yum! Great video!

Lol I love how you dont waste anything. And you have an outdoor cooking area. So relatable. Thank you!

I’m so glad to have found you cook on this channel. It’s oddly refreshing to hear a few expletives thrown in with an instructional video :)

Yes! He’s back! Love jimmy’s cooking

I didn’t know you were so good in the kitchen! That looks amazing!!! Definitely trying it ! And by the way, I love that you are growing your own food!! There’s nothing like home grown veggies. It is so satisfying to see your veggies grow and produce food 😊

Welcome back! I gotta say, I LOVED Lovehard. Probably my top Christmas movie, one that'll be rewatched every year. Huge tear jerker. You're an inspiration man!

I mean Jeremy has a farming show on Amazon Prime now. Jimmy needs to have a cooking show on Prime.

I didn't know Jimmy can cook... like, really good. That makes him 50% hotter. I think everyone is waiting for him to open a restaurant. Maybe it can be called the J.O.Y. Luck Restaurant :)

I love your cooking show. You're obviously very talented and enthusiastic about cooking, have great commentary the whole time, and don't hide when things go slightly wrong like the yolk breaking. The best cooking shows inspire people to cook, and you do that.

Inspirational:) Cookin, gardenin, and laughs. Thx for cooking diy vlogs to share enjoying the moment

OMGGG!!! I can't believe that you made Thai dish! This is my favourite food too! I'm from Thailand and I'm so appreciate that you made it and I love when you say"Pad ka prao" so much it's very cute and same as Thai accent so much!🙆‍♀️❤ Love you and i'll support you Jimmy!❤

This is so fun to watch and I bet it tastes great too. I can't stop watching Jimmy or Love Hard! Seriously I have probably watched it like 15 times and now I watch it when I go to bed. So cute!

I love how simple the recipe is. Would try it even I don’t enjoy cooking all the time. It’s fun to watch you cook😍

I've seen “Love Hard” and I have to say, it’s the most entertaining and funniest movie yet. I love it so much the actings were natural that what made it so good. I laughed hard the whole movie. I needed that, thank you!!!

Glad to see you got it right on point with the crispy edge fried egg, just like how we serve it here in Thailand, which many RU-vid cooks unfortunately confused it with the Western sunny side up ones and destroyed the dish's charm. Good on you, Jimmy 👍😊

I love your real, actually used kitchen and that you are the one cooking in it. Funny and educational...frying pan. 😂

You are an instant star in everything you do. Thanks for being you, Jimmy.

Actor , comedian,Asian,cook show . I need this life😭😭😭😭💞💞💞🧞

I watched with my Thai gf who grew up in a Thai restaurant and ngl we were waiting for you to do something wrong cause all people on RU-vid cook Thai food wrong but you DIDN’T!!! Even adding the basil in at the end with the heat off! Not many people know that (or so I’m told). Go Jimmy! Loved the video and we know that musta tasted good!

I love jimmy, and I’m just so glad he wants to teach us to cook

Dude. Weird but I actually like how clear you are about what you're doing & how reassuring you are when you cook but can also be silly and crack a joke at the same time. 🤣🔥 Bruhhhhhh 10/10

Dude, I love your style of cooking; not needlessly complex and with great general knowledge of food and ingredients. I've learned quite a few tips, tricks, and techniques from your videos, so big thank you for that!

I'm Thai and I would like to say that your Pad Ka Prao looks amazing and almost authentic. Your fried egg is spot-on.

I am Thai and I can say that this is very authentic, well done! This is my fav Thai dish too. My only comment is for the side sauce you need to add a squeeze of lime :)

The more I watch, the more I realize what an amazing artist and person you are. Totally respect that garden of yours!!!😊

Just made this delicious recipe. Another one to add to our repertoire. Yum 😋 thanks for filming it and making it fun❤️

Every fiber in my body wants to say “YANG CAN COOK, SO CAN YOU!!!” You kinda give off his vibes too.

I chuckled way more than I thought I would. I don't think a comedian has made me hungry before. 🤣

Made this at home last night, absolute fire! Thanks for the channel Jimmy! Keep em coming!

YES! More of Jimmy's Kitchen, please and thank you.

He’s just too good for this world ! I wish he could post every week.

Don't worry about your pepper plant! Pruning encourages new growth and it's good prune it down to encourage it to grow into a bush shape instead of a spindly tall tree shape that can't hold the weight of the fruit.

Thanks for the cooking video recipe & garden tour. I love your bush. Very nice 👍🏼 Food looks delish!!

I can watch you all day 😂😭 love you!!

I’m Thai and this is a pretty legit “Kra Pow” recipe with that green cap bottle soy sauce and Thai Chili dipping sauce on the side ~~~well done Jimmy 😀

Love his comedy- love his cooking show- love his acting!!! 😘

real life cooking with a candidly funny person-- what an experience!!! Thanks🙏👍

I've been binging your videos lately and now all I want to do is hang out in your kitchen while you cook haha thanks for the vids! Gonna try this out tonight :)

Love 'Love Hard'! And great cooking show! I am going to try out your recipes for the first time this weekend

Jimmy just don’t stop working! Can’t wait for your next movie. Request - make something with fresh noodles, please.

I love this! I’m an even bigger fan now that I know you can cook! I will absolutely be making this. Just watched Love Hard. Also enjoyed you in Life of the Party.

I’m doing this Jimmy! Watched yesterday, got the ingredient and gonna rewatch while cooking! Looking forward to watching your other cooking vids!

Jimmy, I just watched 'Love Hard' and it was one of the BEST shows ever!! YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING in it and I especially liked the 'Baby, it's cold outside' scene >.< So, I researched a little more about you, found your stand-up videos, laughed SO HARD that I was SURE my mom heard me from outside my room and thought I was more insane than usual >.

I'm literally so happy that your back

Always love you, Jimmy! You are such a fun person!

This is one of my favorite dishes!! I get it a couple times a month from my local spot. Thanks so much for demonstrating it in such an accessible way -- I'm inspired to make it myself now!!

So great to show us the camera man and give him a taste, he's so cute! That's what cooking is all about, sharing the love 🥰

Jimmy, I just made the decision to stay up and make this tonight. Finished at 1am and have been savoring/eating for the last hour. Absolutely delicious!!!

love this!Be happy and take care, Jim.Love the garden too🥰

I saw your "love hard" movie the other day. So wholesome, just like your cooking!!

Nice to see that Richard’s son is doing so well as a cook! 😂

On behalf of Thailand from this Chinese American dude living there, I declare this classic Thai recipe legit 🇹🇭

Love this Jimmy!! You're a cook first comedian second!!! Loved your movie!!!

Don't know why this showed up on my recommendations, but I love the vibe. You're hilarious and entertaining as hell. And the garden 👏🏿👏🏿

Typed out recipe: Jimmy O. Yang PAD KRA PAO Cook rice Prepare chicken * Cut off fat for rendering * Peel off chicken skin to fry *Dice chicken *Pound lightl *Peel basil off stem Optional *Chop long beans Forage thai chilis (chop thai chilis) Chop X thai chilis for dipping sauce (chop and put in with fish sauce) Use remaining thai chilis for sauce to cook with. Mortar and pestle with garlic. Stiry fry sauce Soy sauce (Thai) Oyster sauce Fish sauce Sugar All equal parts Mix together Turn heat to high Use canola oil/ corn oil / neutral oil Render chicken fat As the fat gets crispy, leave it in, but once it renders Toss in the garlic paste with the thai chili (you might cough a little bit), you want the garlic to be a little crispy Add in the chicken Before the chicken gets cooked all the way pour in some of the sauce Throw in more sauce (you can always add more sauce but not take it away) Add the string beans (whatever vegetable with texture Once cooked through, put on low heat, let the steam out (toss in basil) Let it cook Serve with rice (or add a fried egg), crispy egg sunny side up, high heat and serve.

Checked out Love Hard and absolutely loved it! Jimmy is a really great actor/comedian/cook

It looks so good! Love this dish and never thought that can homemade it. And loved “love hard”movie too! Looking forward to seeing more movies and shows.

Thai Basil Chicken is my favorite Thai dish. 3 of my favorite Thai restaurants closed during covid, so this was a true blessing for me. Jimmy this recipe is fire. I told my Aunt about the oyster sauce you recommend and she loves it.

man i’d give anything to get lunch with this guy. he’s literally such a vibe

Died laughing when he ripped the chili pepper branch off 🤣 I love Jimmy O 🥰

Just finished watching Love Hard (loved it) and immediately came to RU-vid for interviews so i could see more of you. Cherry on top that you have cooking videos!

i Love the cooking bits on this channel it relaxes me 🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻🧘🏻‍♂️☯️🕊✨

Jimmy!!! It’s such a shame! Just 2 months ago, I had a huge basil bush that went waste because it died as winter came. I wish i could make this dish with my basil. Your dish looked absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing❤️

You’re funny, you cook and you have a garden with flowers and vegetables. I feel like such an underachiever, lol. I recently found you & your comedy on RU-vid. I guess I’ve been living under a rock, wish I found you sooner. Looking forward to checking out more of your work. 🌻

I love you Jimmy!! I enjoy your show and well done for Pad Kra Pao!

Ahh the happy dance at the end. That's how you know the food is so good: it's so good, words just doesn't do it justice. 🇹🇭🐔🐓🌿🥰🥰🥰

As a Thai fan see you cooking our food , man ! it made me love you even more ^^ however the green vegetable you used is not Ka Prao though. Ka Prao is holy basil but you used sweet basil instead. Thye are the same family but smell different.

Loved Love Hard Jimmy! Really authentic down to rendering the bit of fat from the chicken breast (when you didn’t get the thigh), and recommending the better Lee Kum Kee oyster sauce. And adding that crispy fried egg that’s not just a sunny side up egg. Enjoy your meal! R

I love that garden!!! I grew a few modest Siam Queen basil plants from seed over the summer, and made this dish a few times because it really highlights the herby flavor rather than just using it as a garnish or in a soup. I tried growing chilies too, but some bad luck wiped out most of my gardening exploits. Hot chilies are nice since if you have too many, they can be dried! Ah, to have fresh-picked spicy condiments anytime~

I love that you have a garden , can cook, and your lasted movie. Love hard was so freaking cute. I miss feel good movies like this. cheers to you !!! Im gonna try to make this soon!

That is exactly how Thai people eat Pad Ka Prao. Sunny side up egg on top of the finished plate. Great Job, Jimmy! Note: If you can find real Ka Prao basil (Google says it is called Holy basil), it will taste even better. But it is so hard to find.

Can you next make a dish with Sichuan peppers? I've been in love with them ever since I had tasted them a couple years ago. The Sichuan peppers were part of a dish comprising of fried squid and fried (dried) chili peppers.

Thanks for posting! This is one of those dishes where everyone can put their own twist on it. I think the key is the Thai basil…which has a really nice pepper flavor compared to Italian basil.

My gosh! i watched love hard for more than 5x i liked ur character in there actually, and my favorite part was when natalie realized that he loves u oh my i liked that background song curls by bibio and while natalie writing the book haays.. super i hope there's a next story. 😊 i wanna thank u guys for this story. kinda motivate me to write the story.

"Jimmy loves bush" - Jimmy O. Yang, 2021

Can this be turn into a cooking show and eventual restaurant franchise called Jimmy’s kitchen please. Would travel to the states to dine in.

Finally, something I want to see on Netflix! Loved seeing you in the movie, it was good.

love Jimmy's voice and how you cook! the egg looks amazing btw!

Try to manually propagate the tomato flowers, maybe! 💕 Had the same problem with my hydroponic setup before, solved pretty quick by shaking/blowing on the flower buds, or grazing with a paintbrush to spread the pollen around 😊

I made this today and it was so delicious I made a second batch and ate it too! Damn... 😀

That garden is awesome! I like how you just went with the egg with the cracked yolk. 😃

I had no idea you had your own RU-vid channel. So glad this popped up! I’m always interested simple Asian meals 😄

4:39 You have to get the correct fertilizer. Some fertilizers promote plant growth. Other fertilizers enhance fruit growth. The dish looks great! Thanks.

I don't think that even "Kra-pao" here. Holy basil = kra-pao, Thai basil = ho-rha-pha and here is the later one for sure. Nothing terribly wrong about how you do it (and occasionally - more like rarely, since holy basil is much much MUCH better - we have some Pad-ho-rha-pha), it just not the right leaves. BTW a bit more details in that chili fish sauce (Nampla-prik) would make it much better - slices of garlic (if you like shallots - this would be a great fit also), pinches of sugar, a splash of lime would make a great Nampla-prik.

Loving this channel and the recipes feel like you can do it at home. This is one of my favorite dishes and can’t wait to try to cook it. Also I need to get a cleaver!!!

I just saw your Christmas movie last night and I have so much love for your character. Love that this popped up!! 😍 have a happy holiday!