Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 shallots (thinly sliced, 1/2 yellow or brown onion can be used also)
7 cloves garlic (sliced)
3 – 4 Thai chilies (de-seeded, if desired, and sliced into 1/4 to 1/2″ slices)
1 pound ground pork (Ground Chicken can be used also)
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
3 tablespoon light soy sauce
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
⅓ cup low sodium chicken broth (Water with 1/2 tsp of chicken bullion powder can be used)
Fresh Thai Basil leaves (about 1/2 cup packed, also regular Basil can be used also)
Directions
Heat frying pan or wok over high heat and brown ground pork. Set aside in a bowl. Add onion, garlic, chilies and oil and stir fry for about 2 minutes. Add back in pork and cook an additional couple of minutes. Then add the liquid ingredients and sugar. Cook for an additional 3 minutes stirring to cook flavors into the meat. Finally add in the Basil and cook an additional minute till the basil wilts. Server over rice.
Notes
Sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce and broth can be added into a bowl and mixed before cooking and then added in all together to make it easier when cooking. Can be served with a fried egg if desired.