Basil Babe’s Spicy Basil Stir-Fry

(Pad Kaprow)

From Haluthai Inhmathong of Basil Babe

May 25, 2022

Ingredients

SERVINGS: 1—2 Serving(s)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 3—5 Thai Bird’s Eye chilis, finely sliced
  • ½ cup bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 bunch of Thai basil leaves (Holy basil is traditional, but harder to find.)
STIR-FRY SAUCE
  • 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar

Preparation

Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large pan

Add garlic and chili and stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add bell pepper and cook for 1 minute

Add ground pork, stir-fry until mostly cooked

Add sauce and stir-fry until well combined

Turn off heat, add basil and combine

Serve with hot jasmine rice. Enjoy!

Ingredients

SERVINGS: 1—2 Serving(s)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 3—5 Thai Bird’s Eye chilis, finely sliced
  • ½ cup bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1 bunch of Thai basil leaves (Holy basil is traditional, but harder to find.)
STIR-FRY SAUCE
  • 4 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar