Thai Basil Pork (Pad Krapow Moo)
Spicy minced pork stir-fried with holy basil, garlic, and chilies, served over rice with a fried egg.

Total
25 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
2
Servings
Recipe serves 2
Ingredients
- 300 g Ground pork
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 4 Thai bird's eye chilies
- 1 cup Holy basil leaves
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1 tsp Fish sauce
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 1.5 cups Jasmine rice
- 2 Eggs
- 100 g Green beans(optional)
Instructions
- 1
Cook jasmine rice according to package directions (about 15 minutes).
- 2
Mince garlic and chilies together (10 minutes prep total).
- 3
Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and chilies, stir-fry 30 seconds until fragrant.
- 4
Add ground pork and green beans; cook 5-6 minutes, breaking up the pork, until browned and cooked through.
- 5
Stir in soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar; cook 1 minute.
- 6
Turn off heat and fold in basil leaves until wilted.
- 7
Fry eggs sunny-side up in a separate pan, 2-3 minutes.
- 8
Serve pork over rice topped with a fried egg.
Nutrition per serving
Calories
720
36% of a 2,000 kcal day
| Protein | 34 g |
| Carbohydrate | 68 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Sugar | 4 g |
| Sodium | 1450 mg |
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