Recipes · Thai · Main Courses
Pad Kra Pao (Holy Basil Pork)
One serving has 841 kcal and 38 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (130%), selenium (122%), pyridoxine (75%), niacin (70%), phosphorus (67%) and cobalamin (65%). Ready in 15 minutes.
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- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (437 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, fish, gluten, pork, shellfish, soy
Ingredients
- 150 g Ground pork
- 10 g Basil
- 6 g Garlic
- 6 g Red chilies
- 10 g Oyster sauce
- 5 g Soy sauce
- 5 g Fish sauce
- 3 g Sugar
- 12 g Vegetable oil
- 50 g Egg
- 180 g Cooked white rice
Method
- Pound the garlic and chilies together.
- Fry an egg in hot oil until the edges are crisp, and set it aside.
- In the same pan, fry the garlic and chilies, then add the pork and stir-fry until browned.
- Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar, then toss in the basil until it wilts.
- Serve over rice with the fried egg on top.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 841 kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 57.7 g | |
| Water | 285 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.2 g | 4% |
| Protein | 38 g | 79% |
| Tryptophan | 0.41 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.6 g | |
| Lysine | 2.8 g | |
| Methionine | 0.87 g | |
| Cystine | 0.46 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.4 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 49.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 21 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.7 g | |
| Saturated | 15.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 294 mg | |
| Calcium | 103 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.31 mg | 34% |
| Iron | 5 mg | 28% |
| Magnesium | 78.2 mg | 25% |
| Manganese | 0.16 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 467 mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 677 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 67.3 µg | 122% |
| Sodium | 1,538 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.1 mg | 63% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.4 mg | 130% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.65 mg | 59% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.8 mg | 70% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 36% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.97 mg | 75% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 149 µg | 37% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.6 µg | 65% |
| Choline | 156 mg | 37% |
| Vitamin A | 112 µg | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 12.1 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 2.7 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin K | 55.7 µg | 62% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.4 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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