Thai Pork with Basil

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A fresh and fragrant dish

Time to Prepare this Recipe 25 minutes Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 10 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 243 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 4 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

1 pound pork tenderloin trimmed of all fat and sinew
1 each basil bunch (2 cups leaves)
4 each scallions, spring or green onions
3 tablespoons peanut oil
2 cloves garlic peeled and minced
3 each chilies red or green, hot, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons fish sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup chicken broth or water

Directions

Thinly slice the pork across the grain.

Wash, dry and stem the basil.

Mince the white part of the scallion.

Cut the green part into 1 inch pieces.

Heat the wok over a high flame.

Swirl in the oil and heat almost to smoking.

Add the garlic, chilies and white part of scallions and cook for 10 seconds.

Add the pork and stir fry for 1 minute.

Add the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, stock and green part of scallions and bring mixture to a boil.

Stir in the basil and cook for 20 seconds or until the leaves are wilted and the pork is cooked.

The dish is supposed to be soupy.

Serve at once with rice or noodles.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 161g
Amount per Serving
Calories 243 51% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.0g21%
 Saturated Fat 3.0g15%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 74mg25%
Sodium 231mg10%
Total Carbohydrate 4.0g1%
 Dietary Fiber 1.0g2%
 Sugars 2.0g
Protein 25.0g50%
Vitamin A 3%  Vitamin C 9%
Calcium 3%  Iron 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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