Thai Pad Krapao with Holy Basil

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 500 g minced beef
• 1 m.-sized onion(s)
• 1 bunch basil (Holy Basil), alternatively Thai basil
• 1 bunch of snake beans or similar beans
• 1 bell pepper(s), red
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp soy sauce, dark
• 1 tbsp ketjap manis
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp peanut oil or vegetable oil
• 1 pinch of salt
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 small chili peppers, dried

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Finely chop the garlic and chili pepper and grind to a paste in a mortar with a pinch of salt. Dice the onion. Chop the bell pepper and beans into small pieces. Heat the oil in a wok or high-fat frying pan. Briefly fry the paste and onions. Add the minced meat and continue to fry until the meat crumbles. Then add the fish sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce, and ketjap manis and continue to simmer. Now add the bell pepper, beans, and sugar. Pull the holy basil from the stems and add it to the wok. Cook for a few more minutes until the holy basil breaks down. Serve with jasmine rice. In Thailand, a fried egg is traditionally eaten with the dish.