Pad Kee Mao

  • 4 tbsp. fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 tsp. rice vinegar
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 5 chilies
  • 3 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup sliced onion
  • 1 pound ground pork
  • 1/2 cup red peppers
  • 12 oz. rice noodles
  • 2 handfuls basil

Whisk together the fish sauce, soy sauce and vinegar, and set aside.  Chop the garlic and 3 of the chilies together.   Smash the other two chilies and set aside.

Put a wok over medium-high heat.  Add the oil, garlic-chili mixture and the onion.  Add the pork and a splash of the sauce and cook until pork is done.

Add the peppers and noodles.  Turn heat to high, and add almost all the sauce.  When coated, toss in the basil and the smashed chilies.