Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, spicy pork and holy basil. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spicy pork and holy basil is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Spicy pork and holy basil is something that I have loved my entire life.
This pad kra pao (pork & holy basil-stir-fry) features a key ingredient: holy basil! Prepare the ingredients like in the picture. Remove the basil leaves from their stems.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have spicy pork and holy basil using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Spicy pork and holy basil:
- Prepare 200 g sliced pork
- Take 6-8 cloves garlic
- Prepare 9-10 chilies
- Get 3 tsp oyster sauce
- Take 2 tsp fish sauce
- Take 1 tsp brown sugar
- Prepare 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- Get 1 cup holy basil leaves*
- Make ready 1 crispy fried egg
- Make ready Some slices of cucumber
Stir-fried spicy pork with holy basil on rice ,Thai food. close up of stir fried crispy pork with holy basil leaves in wok, thai food. This Thai basil pork recipe is easy and slightly spicy and made with ground pork, fish sauce, soy sauce, garlic, shallots, Thai chiles, and basil. As the author explains, Thai basil pork is traditionally made with the jagged leaves of holy basil (bai gkaprow), which is native to Asia. My version of this classic Thai dish has spectacular taste even with regular basil instead of Thai or holy basil.
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
The sauce actually acts like a glaze as the chicken mixture 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. Add the holy basil and toss until just wilted. Holy basil (called 'bai grapao' in Thai) is also known as hot or spicy basil. It can be found at Asian or Thai-specialty grocery stores. This flavourful and spicy Thai stir-fry featuring holy basil is a classic.
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