These Thai Basil Noodles combine our favorite Pad Krapow with rice noodles, bok choy and fried eggs into a fun bowl meal.
When we’re thinking about a quick ground meat dinner, Thai basil is often what we land on. One of our earliest recipes is Thai Basil Chicken, and we have made it a great many times since we first posted it. We’ve also made a recipe for a beef version, Pad Kra Pao.
Though we usually serve it with the traditional rice, this time we decided on noodle bowls. The combination turned out great.
Ingredient Notes
- Ground pork – We decided on pork instead of beef or chicken for this recipe, though you could certainly use them instead. Pork turns out a little moister, which works when tossing it with the noodles.
- Garlic – Yes, it’s a lot of garlic, but necessary for those authentic flavors.
- Thai birds eye chilis – In absence of Thai birds eye chilis, you can use other hot chili pepper varieties like serrano. Note that birds eye chilis are very small, so 1-2 serranoes would be appropriate.
- The sauce – Soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, dark soy sauce and white sugar.
- Basil – For most authentic flavors, we get Thai basil from our local Asian market. Regular basil works as well.
- Rice noodles – We use rice linguine.
- Bok choy – This vegetable goes perfect with the other components. I just lightly blanch it so it stays crisp.
- Fried eggs – A staple with Thai basil dishes.
Leftovers
The ground pork is great as leftovers. We often make a double batch for meal prep. Just refrigerate it in an airtight container and reheat it in the microwave or on stovetop. You can use it for more noodle bowl, eat it with rice, or even use it as a filling in flour tortillas (yes, we’ve done it and it really works).
Both the noodles and bok choy are best reheated by quickly dunking them in boiling water, then draining. They can also be reheated in the microwave, but I recommend first giving the noodles a quick rinse in warm water to separate them.
The fried eggs should always be prepared fresh.
More Asian Noodle Recipes:
Dan Dan Noodles
Filipino Spaghetti
Yakisoba
Miso Ramen
Pancit Bihon
Spicy Noodles
Japchae
Mie Goreng
Thai Basil Noodle Bowls
These Thai Basil Noodle Bowls combine our favorite Pad Krapow with rice noodles, bok choy and fried eggs into a fun bowl meal.
Ingredients
Ground meat mixture
- 12 cloves garlic
- 8 red bird chilis
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1.5 pounds ground pork
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1.5 cup basil, roughly chopped
Bowls
- 4 baby bok choy, halved
- 8oz rice noodles
- 4 large eggs
Instructions
- Crush chilis and peeled garlic into a paste.
- Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add chili-garlic paste and stir for 20 seconds.
- Add ground pork, stir continuously 6-8 minutes, or until pork is thoroughly cooked.
- Add sugar and sauces, stir until well mixed.
- Fold in basil. Remove from heat immediately, so the basil doesn't overcook.
- Meanwhile, bring large pot of water to a boil. Add halved baby bok chow and blanch for about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon.
- In the same pot of boiling water, add rice noodles and cook to your preferred doneness. Drain in a colander.
- Fry eggs sunny side up (or hard fried if you don't like runny yolk).
- Assemble bowls: Divide noodles among four bowls, then divide pork mixture. Lightly toss. Top with bok choy and fried eggs.
Notes
- You can follow the same recipe using ground chicken, turkey or beef.
- In absence of Thai birds eye chilis, you can use other hot chili pepper varieties like serrano. Note that birds eye chilis are very small, so 1-2 serranoes would be appropriate.
- For most authentic flavors, we get Thai basil from our local Asian market. Regular basil works as well.
Welcome to GypsyPlate! I'm Alpana, former wordwide tour manager and professional caterer, now full time blogger. I love exploring cuisines from around the world, and my recipes have been featured on sites such as MSN, Parade, Brit + Co, CNET and AOL. You can explore my entire collection of sortable recipes in my Recipe Index or learn more about me here.
Get griddling! Try these Blackstone Recipes!
Never miss a recipe!
Join the GypsyPlate mailing list and get easy dinner recipes right in your mailbox. From homestyle comfort food to exotic dishes from around the world.
