Recipe: Pad Krapow Moo (Thai Minced Pork with Holy Basil)

I recently introduced Pad Krapow Moo to BabySumoKids and it's now our favorite pork dish at home. :) Pad Krapow Moo is a stir fried Thai dish, made using minced pork and holy basil (krapow). In the past, I made this dish using Thai basil (horapa) but since then I have managed to get a holy basil plant and it is now growing in abundance in our garden.

For the authentic Thai version, you may omit the veggies (red pepper, yellow pepper and green beans) which I usually add in to make it a more balanced meal for the kids.

Holy basil, also known as tulasi

A quick and healthy meal you can prepare in under 20 minutes :)

Stir fried minced pork with Holy Basil (Pad Krapow Moo)
Recipe by Baby Sumo
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Serves 4


Ingredients
350g minced pork
2 cloves garlic, minced
2-4 bird's eye chilli, deseeded and minced
1 small onion, diced
2 tbsp cooking oil
1/3 cup water
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/8 tsp caster sugar
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 1/2 cups Holy Basil leaves, washed

Optional
1/8 red pepper, cut into squares
1/8 yellow pepper, cut into squares
8-10 green beans, ends trimmed and cut into 1.5" lengths


Rice, for 4
4 fried eggs (see Step 4 in this recipe)


1. In a wok, heat oil over medium high heat. Once hot, add the garlic, chilli and onion and cook for 2 minutes, until the garlic is lightly golden and fragrant.

2. Add the minced pork and cook for about 5 minutes, until it is lightly golden and cooked through. Add water, fish sauce, brown sugar and oyster sauce and cook for another 1 1/2 - 2 minutes, until the sauce has slightly reduced. Taste seasoning.

3. Add in the yellow pepper, red pepper and green beans and leave to cook for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Finally, stir in the holy basil leaves until slightly wilted.

4. Serve immediately with white rice and a fried egg.


Note: You may replace fish sauce with light soy sauce if you do not have this in your kitchen. You may also use minced chicken to make pad krapow gai.

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