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I like spicy food. I guess it is in the genes of many Asians. I have been cooking spicy dishes lately and my husband is 'suffering' (the day after); if you know what I mean. Haha! Try this if you fancy a perk-me-up dish in your meals.
300g of minced pork (you can replace with beef or chicken)
2 packets of store-bought Holy Basil seasoning sauce (I got them from the Asian store)
2 pcs of fresh bird's eye chillies (you can replace with the regular chillies if you fancy a less spicy version)
2-3 tsps of chilli flakes
A handful of fresh Thai basil* (I bought the Italian type from local ICA but you can always get the Thai basil from an Asian store)
4 cloves of minced garlic
1 tbsp of oil
Method
- Heat up oil in a frying pan.
- Fry garlic and fresh bird's eye chillies till fragrant.
- Add in minced pork and fry till cooked.
- Add in chilli flakes and fry for a minute.
- Add in the 2 sachets of ready made sauce and fry for another 8-10 minutes.
- Dish up and garnish with fresh basil.
- Serve warm with rice.
Note: This is the ready-made sauce in sachet form.
Image is taken from templeofthai.com
err.. do you use italian basil for thai cooking????
ReplyDeleteYes I did, Sha as I couldn't find Thai Basil on the day I went to the store and I didn't make a trip to the Asian store. ;)
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