I'm going to share a secret with y'all
½ pound ground or shredded pork
handful of fresh holy basil (aka Thai basil) leaves pulled from stems
8-10 small red chilies (Thai chilies) (sliced, seeds removed if you’re a wuss)
¼ cup of fish sauce (nampla, patis, nuoc mam)
1 tablespoon (or more) palm sugar (brown sugar is okay)
1 cup Chinese long beans (or green beans), sliced into very small pieces
3 or 4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 shallots, minced
- In a wok or pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil, add garlic and shallots, stir-fry for one minute.
-Add chilies. Stir-fry for one minute.
-Add the pork, stir-fry until fully cooked.
-Add fish sauce and sugar, to taste
-Add beans, stir-fry for one minute, then add the basil, stir-fry for another minute.
Serve with rice.