Thai basil pork with rice

Name: Thai basil pork with rice
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 300 g (10.6 oz) Ground pork; 12 g Garlic; 8 g Thai chillies (bird's eye); 40 g (1.4 oz) Holy basil (tulsi / krapow); 15 g Soy sauce; 18 g Oyster sauce; 4 g Sugar; 27 g Vegetable oil; 2 eggs Eggs; 200 g (7.1 oz) White rice; 100 g (3.5 oz) Green beans

Phat kaphrao: ground pork with garlic, chillies and holy basil, a fried egg and rice. Ready in under twenty minutes.

Per serving: $3.47
Whole recipe: $6.94
Total time: 18 min
Serves: 2

Estimated at average US grocery prices for the amounts used. Your store will vary.

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Ingredients

300 g (10.6 oz)Ground pork
12 gGarlic
8 gThai chillies (bird's eye)
40 g (1.4 oz)Holy basil (tulsi / krapow)
15 gSoy sauce
18 gOyster sauce
4 gSugar
27 gVegetable oil
2 eggsEggs
200 g (7.1 oz)White rice
100 g (3.5 oz)Green beans

Plus water, salt and pepper from your pantry.

Instructions

Cook the rice separately and keep it warm.
Pound the garlic and chillies in a mortar to a rough paste.
Heat the oil in a very hot wok and fry the paste for a few seconds.
Add the pork and stir-fry, breaking it up, until no longer pink inside.
Season with soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar; add the green beans if using.
Turn off the heat and stir in the basil leaves until wilted.
Fry the eggs in hot oil until the whites are set and the edges crisp.
Serve over the rice topped with the fried egg.

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