Comments on: Stir Fried Pork with Holy Basil

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:31:54 +0000

This is one of my favorite dishes to cook. I have a holy basil plant, so when the leaves get plentiful, I always resort to this dish. Also, I like mine with slivered kaffir lime leaves. Those are even harder to come by than holy basil, which is why I had to get a tree.

By: cee

cee — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:19:08 +0000

Hi Brad,
That’s a few variations of this dish. I’ve had long beans added often, and onion added sometimes. I prefer to leave them out, but feel free to add them if you prefer it.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:01:06 +0000

I also noticed while in Thailand that it is common for there to be green beans (long beans) in the dish. I feel like it isn’t complete unless those are included along with some onion.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:55:01 +0000

Feeling fortunate my next CSA box will include Holy Basil. I’m trying this recipe – thank you!

By: Hedwig

Hedwig — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:02:24 +0000

I recently flew back home after spending half a year in Asia. In Thailand, this was by far my favorite dish. I can’t cook at all, but miss Asian food so much that I want to give it a try. The only problem for me is that there are no vegetables in it. In Thailand I often ate it with morning glory but we don’t seem to have it here. Does anyone have suggestions for other vegetables that would go well with this dish?

By: Mike D

Mike D — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:04:17 +0000

I add green onions and it is just like Pattaya style pork and basil

By: kakaibangusapan

kakaibangusapan — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 05:19:29 +0000

I tried this recipe today, I added a bit of sweet bell pepper and just a couple of red chillies….really yummmyyyy. Thanks for the recipe.

By: ian

ian — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 01:25:28 +0000

reminded me of a dish my mum used to make in suburban australia in the 70′s.she would add a stick of celery and crunchy noodles for the crunch.Us kids loved it although we always put way too much soy in which just doesnt happen in our health conscience times today

By: Justin Yost

Justin Yost — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:35:05 +0000

Good recipe, I made this a lot when I was living in Thailand…although many thai chefs will slice the chile and garlic in fine slices instead of mortar/pestel. I was called lazy by a good thai friend who is a chef when I did this. Also you can use oyster sauce instead of soy sauce, has a better flavor.

By: Lorna

Lorna — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 13:02:24 +0000

Just made this dish and it was lovely! Added Thai basil and Holy basil as I had both in and used more minced pork, but worked out lovely! Thankyou!