Fried Rice with Basil and Pork

Name: Fried Rice with Basil and Pork
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: Sliced cucumber, carrot, tomato - anything you like, to garnish; Sliced cucumber, carrot, tomato - anything you like, to garnish; Sliced cucumber, carrot, tomato - anything you like, to garnish; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 2 tablespoons brown sugar; 5 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh basil leaves; 90 ml (3fl oz) fish sauce; 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots; About 4 cups steamed long-grain rice; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; 3 tablespoons groundnut oil; 3 tablespoons seeded and finely chopped green chilli peppers; 175 g (6oz) loin of pork, diced or thinly sliced

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Far Flung Floyd

By Keith Floyd

Published 1994

About

Ingredients

3 tablespoons groundnut oil
175 g (6oz) loin of pork, diced or thi

Asia
Thailand
Main course
South East Asia

Method

Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and add the pork, chillies, shallots, garlic and pepper, and stir-fry for 3–4 minutes. Add the rice, sugar, soy sauce and fish sauce. Stir well and stir-fry for about 3 minutes, or until the rice is heated through. Add the basil leaves, garnish and serve.