Spicy Basil Pork (Pad Gkaprow Mu) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 -3 tablespoons oil, for stir-frying
10 -12 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 -3 shallots, thinly sliced
1 lb ground pork
10 -20 4 -6 serrano peppers or 4 -6 jalapeno peppers, for less heat
2 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced (can be hard to find) (optional)
2 -3 teaspoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 - 1 1/2 cup fresh Thai holy basil or 1 -1 1/2 cup regular sweet basil, works too
1 dash white pepper
Preparation
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Prepare ingredients as instructed. Leave fresh basil whole. Pull off the hard stems from the basil and discard.
Heak wok or non-stick skillet till hot. Heat the oil for a few seconds, add the chopped garlic. 30 seconds later add the sliced shallots. Stir-fry for another 60 seconds.
Add the ground pork and cook till the pork has changed color and is no longer pink and cooked through.
Toss in the chillies, thinly sliced kaffir leaves (optional), and basil. Add soy sauce and fish sauce. Toss or stir to mix all the ingredients.
Stir-fry until basil is wilted and pork is cooked through. Sprinkle with white pepper.
Serve with rice.
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