Savory hot That dish in minutes? Possible.

A popular Thai street food, chicken basil (pad kra pao gai ผัดกระเพราไก่) is so easy to make, it will only take minutes. This recipe is an example how well balanced Thai cooking is. A balance between spicy, sweet and salty.

“Another way you can really elevate the flavor of this Thai basil chicken recipe is by using a mortar and pestle to hand grind your garlic and chilies. A garlic press would also do the job well. Unlike mincing, grinding really releases all the juices and oils of the chilies and garlic and it brings out an extra depth of flavor, which in return makes the entire dish of chicken basil more vibrant, garlicky and spicy.” According to EatingThaiFood.com

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Very rarely do I get really excited about a new recipe but using pork belly for Chinese BBQ pork is genius.

This Chinese BBQ pork recipe is pretty authentic as well, not that they are serving it in China but Americanized Chinese food goes back to the 1800’s and has a pretty cool history. I may go over it more in depth on another post.

Back to using pork belly for BBQ pork. I wish I had thought of this, pork belly is the perfect conduit for all this marinade and spice. So if you really want to impress some dinner guests or you family you have to try this!

Original recipe blueapocalypse

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Quick Tip: This dish is called Char Siu in Chinese!