Sometimes you just want something that is really quick but super tasty, and if it can feel a bit special to glam up a mid-week dinner then it’s an added bonus, and this recipe really ticks those boxes. This is one of those times when you want to get everything chopped and prepped before you start cooking, as it all comes together really quickly. Plus, I got this from BBC Good Food magazine, so you know it has been thoroughly tested before being shared with the world, so you know it’s going to work.

Thai Basil Pork Stir-fry

A quick, tasy meal, great for a mid-week dinner

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Thai

Servings 4

Calories 299 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 large shallot sliced
• 1 lemongrass stalk finely sliced
• 2 red chillies finely sliced, plus extra to serve (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1/2 tsp caster sugar
• 500 g pork mince
• 200 g green beans chopped into thirds
• 25 g Thai basil larger leaves torn

Instructions

 

• This dish comes together pretty quickly, so have all the ingredients prepped and to hand before you start.
• Pour the vegetable oil into a large frying pan or wok over a high heat. Once shimmering, add the shallot, lemongrass, chillies and garlic. Cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring, until softened and the edges are golden. Pour the soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar into a bowl or jug and stir in 1 tbsp water to combine.
• Stir the pork into the pan, then pour in the sauce and add the green beans. Cook for an additional 5-6 minutes, stirring all the while. When the beans are tender with a little bite, stir in the Thai basil.
• Serve immediately alongside some cooked jasmine rice, garnished with more chillies if you want extra heat.

Keyword cheap, mid-week, pork, quick, stir-fry

Magickal Properties:

• basil – prosperity, luck, protection, purification, divination, wards off negativity
• chilli – passion, protection, curses and counter-curses, adds power to spells
• garlic – protection, healing, family bonding, home/business blessings
• lemongrass – communication, purification, love, divination, psychic work, openness