Thai Basil Pork Belly

4.97 from 27 votes

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 Time10

Cook Time5

Total Time15

Course: Pork

Cuisine: Thai

Servings:

Calories: 563kcal

Author: Sarah

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.

Notes

Note: You can use either skin-on or skinless pork belly for this dish. I used skin-on pork belly.

Nutrition

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