Thai Basil Lemongrass Rice Bowl
This Thai Basil Lemongrass Pork Bowl is ready in 20 minutes! Exploding with fresh flavours, you will want more of this Vietnamese rice bowl.
Equipment
- Pan
- Cutting board
- Measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork lean
- 1 tbsp oil
- ½ stalk lemongrass outer leaves removed
- 1 small onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tbsp brown sugar lightly packed
- 2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 cup Thai basil
- salt and pepper to taste
- cilantro chopped, optional, to serve
- cooked rice
Instructions
- Prepare the aromatics. Start by cutting the pepper, garlic, lemon grass and onions. Remove Thai basil leaves from stem and wash thoroughly.
- Saute the aromatics. In a large pan, add 1 tbsp of neutral oil over medium to high heat. Saute onions until softened. Then, add lemongrass and garlic. Cook for another minute or two. Move all the ingredients to the edge of the pan.
- Cook the pork. Break up the ground pork in the pan and stir fry for about 3-4 minutes until almost cooked. Mix in the sugar, fish sauce and dark soy sauce. Add red pepper and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the liquid is almost cooked off. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add herbs. Put in the Thai basil and cook until just wilted. Remove from heat.
- Assemble the dish. Serve with a steaming bowl of rice. Garnish with fresh cilantro. Optional, I serve mine with sliced cucumbers and pickled carrots (follow the pickling instructions here).
Notes
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Make your rice first before starting this dish.
Chop and measure all your ingredients before you start cooking. The cooking process is fast! You don't want to risk burning or overcooking.
Be sure to peel the outer layers of the lemongrass and use only the pale white parts. The outer layers are tough and chewy. Finely mince the lemongrass so you don't end up with any hard parts in the mouth!
Use lean ground pork so that you don't need to drain additional fat.