Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, spicy pork and holy basil. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This pad kra pao (pork & holy basil-stir-fry) features a key ingredient: holy basil! Remove the basil leaves from their stems. Quickly turn it over a few times to mix the leaves with the meat and then remove from the heat and serve hot with rice.
Spicy pork and holy basil is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Spicy pork and holy basil is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have spicy pork and holy basil using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy pork and holy basil:
- Make ready 200 g sliced pork
- Get 6-8 cloves garlic
- Get 9-10 chilies
- Make ready 3 tsp oyster sauce
- Make ready 2 tsp fish sauce
- Get 1 tsp brown sugar
- Get 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Take 1 cup holy basil leaves*
- Take 1 crispy fried egg
- Make ready Some slices of cucumber
It may appear like a lot of leaves, but the leaves will shrink when cooked and this dish's flavor comes from Spicy hot rice noodles stir-fried with pork and holy basil. It's a spicy stir fried dish made with chopped pork, basil, chilies, and garlic, and it's perfect for a one-dish meal over rice or as a side dish at a family style dinner. Krapow is similar in flavor to Holy Basil. It has a strong spicy scent, similar to cloves, or cinnamon.
Steps to make Spicy pork and holy basil:
- Prepare the ingredients like in the picture. Use a mortar and pestle to pound the garlic and chilies paste. Set aside for later.
- Make a stir-fry sauce by combining the oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar in a small bowl. Set a side for later. Separate the holy basil only its leaves.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a wok or frying pan over high heat. Add garlic and chili paste and cook for 30 seconds. Then add the pork and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until the pork is cooked. Add the stir-fry sauce and stir-fry until well combined.
- Now toss through the holy basil and remove from the heat.
- To serve, add the rice in serving plate and add the spicy pork on a side. Serve with a crispy fried egg and sliced cucumber. *Notes: If you can’t find Thai holy basil. Use Italian basil or sweet basil. *Use less chili for a milder dish
All Reviews for Spicy Thai Basil Chicken (Pad Krapow Gai). I enjoy a medium spice for the most part at restaurants and the pepper ratio I used worked really well, very spicy but the flavorful kind. Thai basil minced pork is one of my favorite Thai recipes. It's such a simple dish but still full of flavor. Rice combines very well with the bold flavors of this dish and I hope you enjoy making this tasty Thai basil minced pork at home.
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