Spicy Basil Lamb (pad Gkaprow Mu)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 tablespoons oil, for stir-frying
• 10 -12 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 -3 shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 lb ground lamb
• 10 -20 thai red chili peppers, cut into rounds or 4 -6 serrano peppers or 4 -6 jalapeno peppers, for less heat
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced (can be hard to find) (optional)
• 2 -3 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 -1 1/2 cup fresh thai holy basil or 1 -1 1/2 cup regular sweet basil, works too
• 1 dash pepper

Recipe

• 1 prepare ingredients as instructed. leave fresh basil whole. pull off the hard stems from the basil and discard.
• 2 heak wok or non-stick skillet till hot. heat the oil for a few seconds, add the chopped garlic. 30 seconds later add the sliced shallots. stir-fry for another 60 seconds.
• 3 add the ground lamb and cook till the lamb has changed color and is no longer pink and cooked through.
• 4 toss in the chillies, thinly sliced kaffir leaves (optional), and basil. add soy sauce and fish sauce. toss or stir to mix all the ingredients.
• 5 stir-fry until basil is wilted and lamb is cooked through. sprinkle with pepper.
• 6 serve with rice.