Pork Pad Kra Pao

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon thai chili paste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 lb pork, coarsely ground
• 1 1/2 cups thai hot basil leaves, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 tablespoon Thai fish sauce
• 3 Thai chiles, seeded and cut into 1 inch pieces

Directions

1. 1

   1. To a hot wok add the chili paste and hear until the chili paste is fragrant and tiny beads of oil appear on it. Add the oil.

2. 2

   2. Put the ground pork into the wok and cook, mixing the chili paste into the meat as well as possible, breaking up the meat and stirring frequently.

3. 3

   3. When the pork is about half done add the onions, chiles and garlic. Cook until onions are translucent and pork is fully cooked. Add the fish sauce.

4. 4

   4. Add the kra pao leaves and continue heating and stirring until the leaves are wilted.