Stir-Fried Goat with Basil and Egg
- 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 10 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 large shallots, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds coarsely ground lean goat
- 10 Thai bird chiles, 4 thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup Asian fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons palm sugar or light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup shredded basil leaves
- 4 large eggs
- Steamed rice, for serving
- In a large skillet, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil.
- Add the garlic and shallots and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until softened.
- Add the goat and cook, stirring frequently, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
- Tilt the pan and spoon off as much fat as possible.
- Add the whole Thai chiles, 1/4 cup of the fish sauce, the palm sugar and 1/2 cup of water to the skillet and simmer until the sugar is dissolved.
- Stir in the basil and keep warm.
- In a small bowl, combine the sliced chiles with the remaining 1/4 cup of fish sauce.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of oil.
- Fry the eggs, 2 at a time, over high heat, tilting the pan and spooning the hot oil over the eggs to puff them up.
- Spoon the stir-fried goat over steamed rice and top with the fried eggs.
- Serve the chile-fish sauce on the side.
canola oil, garlic, shallots, bird chiles, fish sauce, palm sugar, shredded basil, eggs, rice
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/stir-fried-goat-with-basil-and-egg (may not work)