That thai pork basil

Say that fast enough again and again?

"Thai Minced Pork Basil", "Thai Minced Pork Basil", "Thai Minced Pork Basil"... it's a bit of a tongue-twister to me. In stark contrast, this recipe is anything but twisting my tongue unpleasantly. How easy & wonderfully simple, just the right balance in flavor & texture.

This "Pad Kra Pao", a staple dish served in Thai stalls here in Singapore has since become one of the comfort food of my casa. Mainly because:

bears repeating, it's good, good, good.👅
both young and young-again relish this.
it uses minced pork, a.k.a. ground pork, a meat "cut" that is readily available in the grocery.
easy to prepare
mostly uses common ingredients
(if you can get thai basil, it lends this distinct slightly spicy, anise-y taste. still, spinach is a good alternative).
versatile - sweet corn, carrots, and other add-ons to your liking.

With all the above, this dish is scribed permanently in our home menu board.📌

🍃 Ingredients:

250g ground pork

1 onion, diced

2 garlic, minced

1 knob ginger, minced

Thai basil leaves, or spinach leaves

String beans, diced

Dried Chili, sliced

Cooking oil

1 tbsp Oyster sauce

1 tbsp Soy sauce

1/2 tbsp Fish sauce

1+1/2 tbsp Brown sugar

🍃 Steps:

Heat oil over low to medium heat in pan.

Saute ginger.

Saute garlic.

Add meat. Cook until lightly browned.

Add seasonings - oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar.
Add the string beans.
Cook and stir occasionally. The meat should be well cooked & the beans slightly firm, not mushy.
Add the sliced dried chili, and cook for a minute more.
Serve over warm rice, topped with golden fried egg.

Enjoy! ✋

Sawasdeekha (sah-wah-dee-ka)

Here's 1 of our many takes of this family favorite:

💡 Learned from:

Marion's Kitchen - Thai Pork Basil

Comments

tuna sandwich fix ♣️♦️♥️♠️

A quick hunger fix that's easy to make, yet packs a flavor bomb. Ingredients : 1 can tuna, drained 1 onion, minced 1/4 cucumber, diced 1 apple diced or sliced 1 carrot, minced (optional*) Salt Pepper Mayonnaise Red chili flakes Buttered bread Steps : Cheese spread** 1 cup cheese, grated 1 type or a mix of varied cheese Milk, water Saute the tuna in onion & carrots*. Set aside to cool. Once cool, add the other ingredients. Cover & chill in serve until ready to serve. Toast the bread. In a small pan, melt the grated cheese. Add milk and water. Mix well. It should be sticky spread consistency. Serve tuna spread, cheese spread, and warm butter bread, with chips or salsa on the side. Enjoy ! .......... 🥖.......... ❓ Trivia why is it "sand"wich??? Was there sand in the origins of this food? Answer : Fortunately, not. No gritty sand particles whatsoever. Sandwich was popularized in the di...

Japanese potato salad, onegaishimasu!!!

Refreshing Crunch in every bite Nice touch of creamy from the potatoes and dressing Wonderful colors BEST of ALL: HEALTHY 🥗 Ingredients 3 potatoes, boiled & roughly mashed 1/2 cup of picnic ham, or 1/2 can of Spam, diced and fried. 1 cucumber, sliced 1 carrot, julienne 1/2 cup sweet corn, 1/2 cup picnic ham, diced &fried Japanese mayonnaise (*or any mayo) vinegar 1 boiled egg (optional) Salt and pepper to taste. 🥗 Steps Once the potatoes and ham are done, boiled-mashed, fried, respectively. mix altogether in a big bowl. Serve warm immediately, or it can also be served after being chilled for an hour (if in a rush 30 mins in the chiller will do.) The kids preferred without onions, so I always exclude it. Pair with some nicely fried food, like Japanese sausages, or chicken nuggets; world peace over dinner is hugely important. 💡 Inspired by: Ochikeron & Just One Cookbook

this is it, pansit!

"Pansit for loooooong life!" is how we say it in my country, drawing a parallelism to the length of the noodle to the length of one's life. 😎 Pansit or pancit means noodles. The origin of noodles in Filipino cuisine can be traced back to the era in Philippine history when the early Chinese migrants, traded and then settled in the archipelago. According to Wiki, the word pansit is derived from the Hokkien word "pian i sit" meaning convenient food, attributing to the ease and speed of preparing this dish. Since its introduction, noodles has been adopted and has evolved into its many variations islands-wide that are a staple today. As such, growing up, pansit was part of my family's tradition, as is typical in most Filipino homes. It is a regular in the family's menu. And how can a fiesta, party or special get-together be ever complete without it? It is just one of those dishes that someone in the family or clan prepares for sharing. Pansit canton...

funny side up

Search This Blog