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Drunken Noodles

Name: Drunken Noodles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 400 g fresh wide rice noodles; 200 g pork mince; 2 large handfuls holy basil; 4 bird’s eye chillies; 5 garlic cloves; 100 g green beans; ½ red peppers; 2 tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp dark soy sauce; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp caster sugar; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

By Groceree

Also known as Pad kee mao

Pad kee mao: wide rice noodles with a great deal of holy basil, fresh chilli and garlic, hotter and looser than pad see ew, and cooked just as fast.

Last updated September 21, 2026

Servings: 2 servings
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 10 min
Total: 25 min

Ingredients

fresh wide rice noodles400 g
pork mince200 g
holy basil2 large handfuls
bird’s eye chillies4
garlic cloves5
green beans100 g
red peppers½
oyster sauce2 tbsp
light soy sauce1 tbsp
dark soy sauce1 tsp
fish sauce1 tbsp
caster sugar1 tsp
vegetable oil3 tbsp

Instructions

01
Cut the into 3 cm lengths, slice the and gently separate the . Pound the and together to a rough paste in a mortar. Chopped is acceptable; pounded is better, because pounding draws out more of their flavour.
02
Mix the , , , and in a small bowl.
03
Heat the wok until it is smoking, add the and swirl it round, then fry the paste for 10 seconds. Add the and break it up until browned, with no pink left.
04
Add the sliced and and stir-fry for 1 minute.
05
Add the separated and the sauce, toss, then leave them still for 30 seconds at a time so they char.
06
Kill the heat and fold in the so it wilts in the residual heat rather than cooking.

Notes

Holy basil, not Thai sweet basil. It is peppery and almost clove-like, and it is what the dish is built around — sweet basil makes a pleasant but different plate.
The basil goes in off the heat. Cooked basil loses its perfume in seconds.
Nothing to do with alcohol. The name is variously explained as food for drinkers or food so hot it sobers you up.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 690 kcal
Protein: 34 g
Carbs: 78 g
Fat: 26 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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