Stir-fried Pork and Basil (Pad Krapow Moo Saap)
Pad Krapow Moo Saap is a very popular dish, and it's a staple in Thai restaurants around the world.
It's typically made by cooking garlic and Thai chili's in a hot wok, when it becomes aromatic, add minced (ground) pork, stirring until almost cooked through and adding oyster, soy and seasoning sauce and a hint of sugar. When all is incorporated, the holy basil is added right before serving. Individual servings are plated over a bed of steamed white rice and often topped with a Kai Dao (fried egg).
It's typically made by cooking garlic and Thai chili's in a hot wok, when it becomes aromatic, add minced (ground) pork, stirring until almost cooked through and adding oyster, soy and seasoning sauce and a hint of sugar. When all is incorporated, the holy basil is added right before serving. Individual servings are plated over a bed of steamed white rice and often topped with a Kai Dao (fried egg).
Servings: 2
Calories: 493kcal
Ingredients
- 9 Oz Ground pork
- 0.5 Oz Thai Chili Minced
- 3 Garlic Cloves Minced
- 0.5 Oz Holy Basil * See note
- 1 Tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1/2 Tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 Tsp Seasoning sauce
- 1 Tsp Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Oil
Instructions
- You will be cooking in a very hot wok, so you won't have time to chase down ingredients while cooking. Get all your ingredients together in advance and stage close to your cooking area.
- Preheat you wok on maximum heat, when temperature is reached, turn down to medium-high. Add the oil, give it a minute to get hot.
- Add the Garlic and Thai Chili's to the wok, stirring constantly until it becomes aromatic and the garlic turns light brown.
- Add the ground pork, use your cooking utensils to work the pork into smaller pieces.
- When the pork is almost cooked all the way through, add the oyster sauce, seasoning sauce, soy sauce and sugar. Mix well to incorporate all.
- Add the Holy basil and mix lightly.
- Heat for another minute to get the basil up to temperature.
- Serve over a bed of white rice. If desired, serve with sliced cucumbers to offer a cooling bite and additional texture.
Notes
Holy basil can be substituted by the same weight of Thai basil or regular basil, but it will affect the taste.