Thai-Inspired Basil Pork Rice
打抛饭
Ground pork is stir-fried with garlic, chiles, basil and a prepared Thai basil pork sauce, then served over rice.
Also known as Pad Kra Pao · Pad Gaprao.
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Ingredients
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- ground pork
- basil or holy basil
- garlic
- bird's eye chiles
- 2–3 spoonfulsprepared Thai basil pork sauce
- cooked rice
- cooking oil
- optional serving accompanimentfried egg
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- 01
Prepare basil leaves, minced garlic, chopped bird's eye chiles, ground pork and the prepared basil pork sauce.
- 02
Heat oil and fry garlic and chiles until fragrant. Add pork and stir-fry until its moisture evaporates and it is cooked.
- 03
Add 2–3 spoonfuls prepared sauce and stir-fry to combine. Add basil and toss.
- 04
Serve with cooked rice. The title suggests an egg accompaniment, but the source does not give an egg-cooking method.
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Thai-Inspired Basil Pork Rice
Ground pork is stir-fried with garlic, chiles, basil and a prepared Thai basil pork sauce, then served over rice.
Ingredients
- ground pork
- basil or holy basil
- garlic
- bird's eye chiles
- 2–3 spoonfulsprepared Thai basil pork sauce
- cooked rice
- cooking oil
- optional serving accompanimentfried egg
Spoonfuls retain the Chinese recipe measures 勺/匙. Small and large spoonfuls retain 小勺 and 大勺; their volume is unspecified and is not converted to teaspoons or tablespoons.
Method
- 01
Prepare basil leaves, minced garlic, chopped bird's eye chiles, ground pork and the prepared basil pork sauce.
- 02
Heat oil and fry garlic and chiles until fragrant. Add pork and stir-fry until its moisture evaporates and it is cooked.
- 03
Add 2–3 spoonfuls prepared sauce and stir-fry to combine. Add basil and toss.
- 04
Serve with cooked rice. The title suggests an egg accompaniment, but the source does not give an egg-cooking method.
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