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Thai Basil Pork Belly
Thai basil pork belly is a simple, bang-for-your-buck restaurant quality meal, requiring just 10 ingredients and 15 minutes. Just serve with rice and a veg!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 563 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 5 cloves garlic (sliced)
- 3 Thai bird chilies (thinly sliced)
- 1 pound lean pork belly (thinly sliced)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce (or Thai thin soy sauce)
- 2 teaspoons Thai black soy sauce (or 1 teaspoon Chinese dark soy sauce)
- 1 1/2 cups holy basil or Thai basil leaves (packed)
Instructions
- In a wok over medium heat, add the oil, garlic, and chilies. Cook for 1 minute. Crank up the heat to high, and add the pork belly. Stir-fry until caramelized and a little crisp, 2 minutes.
- Add the sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and soy sauces. Stir-fry for 1 minute, and add the basil. Stir-fry until the basil is wilted. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- Note: You can use either skin-on or skinless pork belly for this dish. I used skin-on pork belly.
Nutrition Information
Calories
563kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
64g
(98%)
Saturated Fat
23g
(115%)
Cholesterol
75mg
(25%)
Sodium
888mg
(37%)
Potassium
383mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
796IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
52mg
(58%)
Calcium
33mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 563
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 563kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 64g | 98% |
| Saturated Fat | 23g | 115% |
| Cholesterol | 75mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 888mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 383mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 796IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | 58% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.