DRUNKEN NOODLES

Pad Kee Mao

Pad Kee Mao is a traditional Thai dish with ground pork, wide rice noodles and plenty of fresh basil. Doused in a sauce typical of thai cuisine which is perfectly balanced with heat, tanginess and sweetness – Coming from thai chiles, rice wine vinegar and sweet soy sauce.

INGREDIENTS for Pad Kee Mao

– 1/4 cup fish sauce – 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce – 2 teaspoons rice vinegar – 6 cloves garlic – 4 serrano peppers (or thai chiles) – 3 Tablespoons vegetable oil – ½ large onion (thinly sliced) – 1 pound ground pork – 1 red bell pepper (sliced) – 12 ounces wide rice noodles – 2 handfuls Thai basil (or regular basil) (roughly torn) – 1 lime (juiced)