Thai Basil Pork Recipe with Veggies and Rice
This Thai Basil Pork recipe is inspired by Thai cuisine with the flavors and ingredients. It has ground pork which is so flavorful and savory. Onions, garlic and sweet bell peppers bring flavor and crunch. Then there is the amazing sauce. The flavor is a beautiful combination of sweet, savory, spicy, and umami. Serve over rice and enjoy! This recipe is easy to make on busy weeknights!
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
- 3 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons Brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons Soy sauce
- 1 Optional: Thai chilis
Stir fry
- 1 pound Ground pork
- 1 Yellow Onion, diced
- 1 cup Chicken Broth or Stock
- 1 Red bell pepper or 4-5 mini sweet peppers
- 2 cups loose Thai basil leaves - or regular Sweet basil
- 1 cup Uncooked Long grain White rice
Instructions
PREP-AHEAD STEPS
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If not already minced, peel and mince the garlic. Slice the chilis.
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Dice the onion. Dice or slice the red peppers.
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Make the Sauce. Mix together in a bowl: oyster sauce, minced garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, and chili slices.
COOKING STEPS
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Cook the rice according to package directions.
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Preheat a large skillet/frying pan over medium-high heat. Add a 1 tablespoon of olive oil and then the ground pork. Break up the pork as it cooks and let it really get browned, cooking about 5 minutes. Then stir and cook another 3 minutes.
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Turn the heat down to medium heat. Add the onions. Stir and let cook for 2-3 minutes, just until they are glistening and starting to soften.
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Then add the Chicken Broth scraping up all of browned bits from the bottom. Stir in the sauce, the red peppers, and the basil leaves. Let cook for 4-5 minutes until the sauce is thickened.
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To serve, add some of the rice to the bottom of the bowls or plates, then top with the pork stir fry. Enjoy!