Salted fish and minced pork patties

The word salted fish would put a cringe in my hubby's face, so imagine the smell in the house when I fried these patties. I was lucky that my neighbour didn't knock on my door and asked if there was a corpse lying around. Hahaha! These patties were really good. Thanks to my sister who gave me this recipe. :)

So yummy and smelly! 

Ingredients

500g of minced pork

1 small piece of salted fish - about 3 X 3 cm

2 cloves of minced garlic

2 minced shallots

3 tsps of corn flour

20 ml of water

1 tbsp of soya sauce

Method

1. Mince the salted fish into very small pieces.
2. Mix all the ingredients with your hands throughly.
3. Scoop them with a spoon and roll them like a ball before you flatten them.
4. Heat up 2 tbsps of oil in a wok and fry them till thoroughly cooked.
5. Enjoy with a bowl of rice! You need 2 bowls. ;)

Stir-fried Spicy Thai Holy Basil* Minced Pork

Get yourself a big glass of water

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.

Ingredients
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

1. Heat up oil in a frying pan.
2. Fry garlic and fresh bird's eye chillies till fragrant. 
3. Add in minced pork and fry till cooked.
4. Add in chilli flakes and fry for a minute.
5. Add in the 2 sachets of ready made sauce and fry for another 8-10 minutes.
6. Dish up and garnish with fresh basil.
7. Serve warm with rice. 

Note: This is the ready-made sauce in sachet form.
Image is taken from templeofthai.com