Thai Basil Pork

Name: Thai Basil Pork
Ingredients: 1 - 1 1/4 lb ground pork or 1 -1 1/4 lb ground chicken; 1 - 1 1/2 cup basil leaves; 5 -6 garlic cloves (peeled); 3 -5 whole fresh red chilies (seeded); 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 3 tablespoons fish sauce; 3 teaspoons brown sugar

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 - 1 1/4 lb ground pork or 1 -1 1/4 lb ground chicken
1 - 1 1/2 cup basil leaves
5 -6 garlic cloves (peeled)
3 -5 whole fresh red chilies (seeded)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
3 tablespoons fish sauce
3 teaspoons brown sugar

Directions

1

In a mortar pound garlic and chilies with a little salt into paste.
2

Heat 2-3 tbsps canola oil in frying pan and brown the paste.
3

Add in the pork, making sure you break it up.
4

When meat is cooked (very fast; don't overcook), add in oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar.
5

Stir in basil leaves. Add more fish sauce and sugar if needed.