Thai Spicy Basil Pork (Pad Gkaprow Moo)

Hey guys! Hope you guys had an enjoyable weekend! 

Back at home, when I was in university, I frequently visit a local Thai restaurant near where I stay. It was convenient, fast and very delicious. I ordered almost the same dish every single time I go there, unlike my friends who would try new dishes in that restaurant. I will have to admit that I am quite loyal to something I love, and I tend to stick to it until I get sick of it (if I ever do). :p

Anyways, so when I found a friend of mine cooking this Thai basil pork dish, which was what I had almost every week back then for 2 years, I was really excited! I quickly bought all the stuffs needed, and then started cooking it for everyone I know. :D 

Did I get you excited too? Please do try this recipe out! It is awesome! You can always tone the spicy level up or down, according to how much you can tolerate spicy-ness. :) If you happen to dislike pork, or you prefer chicken, you can always replace them too. 

Preparation time: 10 minutes (did not include time to defroze the ground pork)
Cooking time: 15 minutes
Thai spicy basil pork will be ready in 25 minutes

Ingredients for the Thai spicy basil pork:

1. 1.5 lbs of ground pork
2. 3 tablespoons of Hoisin sauce
3. 1 teaspoon of dark caramel sauce
4. 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce
5. 1 tablespoon of fish sauce
6. 1 tablespoon of sugar
7. 1/2 cup of fresh basil
8. 8 cloves of minced garlic
9. 15 pieces of Thai chillies cut into small pieces (remove most of the seeds to avoid extreme spicy)
10. 4 tablespoons of cooking oil

How to get started? 

1. If the ground pork was in the freezer, defroze it. 
2. Mix the ingredients above except ground pork, minced garlic, fresh basil, chillies and cooking oil together in a bowl. 
3. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
4. Heat up a cooking pan with the cooking oil, once warm, put in the minced garlic, cut chillies and stir fry them till fragrant, then add in fresh basils. 
5. Add in the ground pork and make sure it is cooked well. Stir fry them well for about 8-10 minutes. 
6. Once the ground pork is cooked, add in the sauce mixture to the ground pork. Stir fry further for about 3-5 minutes. 
7. Now, it is ready to be served!

This dish, is simple yet captivating! Once you try it, you will always want more. It is never too much, for real. So, try it today!

You can easily just serve this spicy basil pork with a plate of warm rice. I have always love to add a fried egg with it. :)

Here's a picture of it!