Pork & Holy Basil Stir-fry (Pad Kra Pao)
from thewoksoflife.com
Pork
15 min
435 kcal / serving
This pad kra pao (pork & holy basil-stir-fry) features a key ingredient: holy basil! With jasmine rice, it's perfection. And it only takes minutes to make.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoonsvegetable oil
- 2shallots ((thinly sliced))
- 7 clovesgarlic ((sliced))
- 3thai bird or holland chilies ((de-seeded, if desired, and thinly sliced))
- 1 poundground pork ((450g))
- 1 teaspoonsugar
- 1 tablespoonfish sauce
- 1 tablespoonthin/light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoonsdark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoonsoyster sauce
- ⅓ cuplow sodium chicken broth or water
- holy basil leaves ((about 1 1/2 cups packed))
Directions
- 1
In a wok over medium high heat, add the oil, shallots and garlic, and fry for 3 minutes. Add the chilies and cook for another minute. Crank up the heat to high, and add the ground pork, breaking it up into small bits and allowing it to crisp up.
- 2
Add the sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and oyster sauce. Stir-fry for another minute and deglaze the pan with the broth or water. Because your pan is over high heat, the liquid should cook off very quickly. Add the basil, and stir-fry until wilted. Serve over rice.