Thai basil pork stir-fry
Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims/non-pork eaters.
This recipe is inspired by the spicy and savoury Thai favourite pad kra pao. You can adjust the amount of chillies to suit your taste
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Prep:10 mins
Cook:20 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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kcal 299
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fat 18g
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saturates 5g
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carbs 7g
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sugars 0g
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fibre 2g
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protein 26g
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salt 2.6g
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large shallot , sliced
- 1 lemongrass stalk , finely sliced
- 2 red chillies , finely sliced, plus extra to serve (optional)
- 3 garlic cloves , finely chopped
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- ½ tbsp fish sauce
- ½ tsp caster sugar
- 500g pork mince
- 200g green beans , chopped into thirds
- 25g Thai basil , larger leaves torn
- cooked jasmine rice , to serve
Method
This dish comes together quite quickly, so have all the ingredients to hand. Pour the vegetable oil into a large frying pan or wok over a high heat. Once shimmering, add the shallot, lemongrass, chillies and garlic. Cook for 5-6 mins, stirring, until softened and the edges are golden. Pour the soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar into a small bowl or jug and stir in 1 tbsp water to combine.
Stir the pork into the pan, then pour in the sauce and green beans. Cook for an additional 5-6 mins, stirring all the while. When the beans are tender with a little bit of bite, stir in the Thai basil.
Serve immediately alongside the rice, garnished with more chillies if you want extra heat.