Pad Kee Mao

Name: Pad Kee Mao
Total time: 100
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3.5 ounces dried Thai-style rice noodles, wide (such as Chantaboon Rice Noodles); 1.5 teaspoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 0.5 teaspoon thick soy sauce; 2 teaspoons white sugar; 1.5 teaspoons olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 0.5 pound pork (any cut), thinly sliced; 1 serrano pepper, minced, or more to taste; 30 fresh basil leaves, chopped; 0.5 teaspoon thick soy sauce; 1 teaspoon white sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 0.5 cup bean sprouts

Recipe by Deborah B from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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3.5 ounces dried Thai-style rice noodles, wide (such as Chantaboon Rice Noodles)
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1.5 teaspoons olive oil
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2 cloves garlic, minced
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0.5 teaspoon thick soy sauce
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2 teaspoons white sugar
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1.5 teaspoons olive oil
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2 cloves garlic, minced

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0.5 pound pork (any cut), thinly sliced
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1 serrano pepper, minced, or more to taste
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30 fresh basil leaves, chopped
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0.5 teaspoon thick soy sauce
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1 teaspoon white sugar
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1 teaspoon salt
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0.5 cup bean sprouts

Instructions

Place dry rice noodles in a bowl, cover with hot water, and let soak until white and softened, about 1 hour. Drain noodles and set aside.
Heat 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in a wok or large skillet over low heat. Cook and stir 2 minced garlic cloves until brown and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in soaked noodles, 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce, and 2 teaspoons sugar. Cook and stir until noodles have absorbed soy sauce and turned brown, about 3 minutes. Remove noodles from the skillet.
Heat remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil in the wok over low heat; stir in remaining 2 minced garlic cloves and cook until brown and beginning to crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Raise the heat to medium-high and stir in pork, serrano pepper, basil, 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, and salt. Cook and stir until pork is no longer pink and the edges of the meat are beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Return noodles to the wok and stir in bean sprouts. Cook and stir until heated through, about 5 more minutes.