Pork pad kra pao (spicy thai stir-fry with pork mince and holy basil)

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Ingredients for 4 people

Oil for frying (I prefer light olive oil, but vegetable oil works fine)
2 small shallots or 1 large, halved and sliced into thin lengths
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
600g minced pork
100g french beans, trimmed and chopped into 2-3cm lengths
2 large carrots, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
1 tbsp chilli paste
100ml fish sauce
3 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp caster sugar
Large bunch of Thai holy basil
4 Thai birds-eye chillies
4 eggs (optional, for frying and garnishing)

40 min · Easy

Directions

1. Heat oil over high heat
Add pork and garlic, and stir for a couple of minutes until pork is coloured all over
Stir in beans, carrots, chilli paste and onion(s) for 1-2 minutes
Turn down heat to medium and pour in sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce and oyster sauce and stir
Simmer and reduce for 2-3 minutes
(Optional) In the meantime, heat oil in a large frying pan and fry the eggs to your liking (runny yolk/"over easy" works well to mix in to the cooked dis).
Turn off heat and stir in basil leaves, chilli and a couple of fresh grinds of black pepper
Serve and top each serving with the optional fried egg

main courses, light, spicy, thai January 31, 2016 20:58

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