One Pot Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Pork)

This one pot pad kra pao inspired rice is the perfect meal when you're busy and want a super flavorful meal. Garlic, shallots, and chilis are cooked along with ground meat for a savory and spicy flavor.

Ingredients

meat marinade

0.6 to 0.75 pound ground pork or ground chicken

2 garlic cloves minced

1 small shallot minced

1 thai red eye chili

1 inch ginger (peeled) minced

1 tablespoon soy sauce

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon sugar

1 tablespoon neutral oil

rice cooker

1½ cup jasmine rice

1 cup water

marinated meat

½ red bell pepper diced

1 teaspoon dark soy sauce (for color)

1 tablespoon soy sauce

garnish

½ cup thai basil roughly chopped

Instructions

Chop aromatics

Start by mincing garlic cloves, shallot, thai red chili, and 1 inch ginger (peeled). Dice ½ red bell pepper. Set aside.

Marinate meat

In a bowl, marinate the ground pork (or chicken) with minced garlic, shallot, thai red chili and ginger. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and oil. Mix well.

Wash rice

Wash the rice in a strainer or bowl until water runs clear. Make sure your strain all the water to ensure that you add the right amount of water in the next step. The water should barely cover the surface of the rice.

Add ingredients in rice cooker

In the rice cooker pot, add your rice, 1 cup water, diced bell pepper, dark soy sauce, and soy sauce. Mix well. Add your marinated meat in small balls in the rice.

Place pot in rice cooker and press the cook button. If you don’t have a rice cooker, use the alternative cooking instructions below.

When the rice is done cooking, add chopped basil. Mix everything together and break up large chunks of meat (if there is any). Enjoy while warm or serve with a sunny side egg.