Ever since I visited Thailand a few months back, I couldn’t forget that I should try to cook Basil Pork. The dish was available in every Thai restaurant in Bangkok. One time I ordered it, I loved it so much but I just couldn’t eat it because they put too much chili in it. So I said, I’ll make sure I’ll cook this at home with the right amount of spiciness.
The only difficult action step for me was to find basil leaves. The cooking itself was a breeze and the result? Much much better! This will be in my menu when I setup a Thai-themed dinner for my friends. So here’s my recipe for Basil Pork. 😃
Basil Pork
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 3 pieces siling labuyo (bird's eye chili) minced
- 1/2 kilo ground pork
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2.5 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves
- 1 piece red bell pepper sliced
- 1 piece green bell pepper sliced
Instructions
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In a wok, heat oil.
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Add garlic and siling labuyo. Cook until garlic is aromatic.
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add ground pork and cook until ground pork color turns light brown.
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add soy sauce and fish sauce. Saute for another 2 minutes.
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add sugar, basil leaves and bell peppers. Cook for another 5 minutes.
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remove from heat and serve on a plate. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Inspired by Panlasang Pinoy.
If you liked this dish, you might also like to try these other recipes:
- Sautéed Cabbage with Ground Pork and Tofu
- Pork and Napa Cabbage Soup
- Adobo Pork Chops
- Adobong Giniling
- Pork Giniling
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