One Pot Rice with Minced Pork and Thai Basil

This one pot pad kra pao inspired rice is the perfect meal when you're busy and want a super flavorful meal. Garlic, shallots, Thai basil and chilis are cooked along with minced pork for a savory and spicy flavor.

👥 3 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Dana Rao📖 cookwithdana

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🥘 Ingredients

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🍳 Cookware

●bowl
●strainer
●pot

📝 Preparation Steps

Chop aromatics

Start by mincing garlic cloves, shallot, thai red chili, and 1 inch ginger (peeled). Dice 1/2 red bell pepper. Set aside.

inch ginger (peeled) (minced)1

Marinate meat

In a bowl, marinate the ground pork (or chicken) with minced garlic, shallot, thai red chili and ginger. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and oil. Mix well.

soy sauce1 tablespoondark soy sauce (for color)1 teaspoonoyster sauce1 tablespoonfish sauce1 tablespoonsugar1 teaspoon

Wash rice

Wash the rice in a strainer or bowl until water runs clear. Make sure your strain all the water to ensure that you add the right amount of water in the next step. The water should barely cover the surface of the rice.

water1 cup

Add ingredients in rice cooker

In the rice cooker pot, add your rice, 1 cup water, diced bell pepper, dark soy sauce, and soy sauce. Mix well. Add your marinated meat in small balls in the rice.

water1 cupsoy sauce1 tablespoondark soy sauce (for color)1 teaspoonmarinated meat

Place pot in rice cooker and press the cook button. If you don’t have a rice cooker, use the alternative cooking instructions below.

When the rice is done cooking, add chopped basil. Mix everything together and break up large chunks of meat (if there is any). Enjoy while warm or serve with a sunny side egg.

Nutrition Facts

calories

653 kcal

fat Content

25 g

serving Size

1 serving

fiber Content

2 g

sugar Content

4 g

sodium Content

1479 mg

protein Content

24 g

trans Fat Content

0.02 g

cholesterol Content

65 mg

carbohydrate Content

81 g

saturated Fat Content

8 g

unsaturated Fat Content

15 g

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