I’ve made this before from Hot Thai Kitchen but never from The Wok. I love dry fried green beans, so I actually added them first, then the garlic, shallot and chillies once the beans were somewhat shrunken. Then I followed the recipe as written (using Thai basil).
One huge difference? Hand-mincing pork loin chops instead of using ground pork. I followed a Woks of Life instructional (I’ll link below) and it was the best ground meat stir-fry I’ve ever had. It was juicier and more flavourful than store-bought ground pork. If I’m making a stir-fry, I’m never using store-bought ground meat again.
Overall, it wasn’t spicy enough for me despite using five (albeit small) bird chillies, but adding the fresh ones in the nam prik pla brought me heat. I’d still use more for my own tastes, though.
by Heradasha
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[How to grind meat without a grinder ](https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-grind-meat-without-a-grinder/)
The video was immensely helpful.