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    Home » Main Dishes » Pork Recipes

    Thai Ground Pork and Green Beans

    LAST UPDATED: September 27, 2021 PUBLISHED: September 27, 2021 By Pam Greer 4 Comments As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Spicy Ground Pork and Green Beans is an easy Thai favorite recipe that everyone should know how to make!

    Green beans are charred, pork is browned and it's all tossed in a spicy curry sauce. It's ready in the time it takes your rice to cook!

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    White bowl with ground pork, green beans and rice.

    Easy Thai dinner!

    I absolutely love stir fries for getting a quick and easy dinner on the table. It doesn't get much easier than this Thai minced pork and green beans.

    With only 7 ingredients, a few minutes of cooking, you have a sweet and spicy dish that everyone will love!

    Ingredients.

    Ground pork, fish sauce, chicken stock, red curry paste, oil, and green beans.

    Ground Pork - I have also used ground beef, but I prefer it with pork.

    Fish Sauce - I'll link in the recipe card to my favorite brand. Keep that bottle of fish sauce handy and check out my roundup of 16 Fish Sauce Recipes to Use Up that Bottle!

    Chicken stock - I used my homemade Instant Pot Chicken Stock.

    Red Curry Paste - I'll link to my favorite in the recipe card. Be sure and check out Slow Cooker Red Curry Chicken which also uses the paste.

    Oil - use a high heat oil, like peanut oil.

    Green Beans - fresh preferably, though this would work with thawed and drained green beans. You would want them as dry as possible so that you can get as much char as possible.

    Step by step instructions.

    Photo showing green beans being chopped and then charred in a wok.

    Cut green beans into 1 inch pieces.

    Heat oil in a wok or skillet over medium high heat and stir fry the beans until they are charred, this will take about 3 minutes. The charring really improves the flavor so be sure and get them nice and charred. My burner is super powerful so a medium high heat worked for me, you might need a high heat.

    When they are charred to your liking, take them out and place them in a bowl.

    Photo collage showing pork browned in a wok and then with green beans.

    Add the pork to the wok and cook until it is no longer pink. Breaking up the chunks as you cook it. This should take about 3-5 minutes.

    Combine the chicken stock, fish sauce and sugar in a small bowl and stir to dissolve the sugar.

    Stir in the red curry paste and cook for about another minute.

    Add the green beans and chicken stock mixture to the wok and cook for about 2 to 3 more minutes.

    Serve over rice.

    Pork and green bean stir fry over rice.

    This is the easy weeknight dinner you'll turn to time and time again.

    I like to use about a tablespoon of the red curry paste, that is the perfect amount of heat for me. Use less or more to your level of heat tolerance.

    The next day I usually stir fry it all together with the rice and top with a fried egg. So good!

    Recipe.

    **As an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    White bowl with ground pork and green beans.
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    4.94 from 31 votes

    Thai Pork and Green Beans

    This easy stir fry of ground pork and green beans is sweet and spicy and ready in minutes!
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Asian
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 11 minutes minutes
    Total Time 21 minutes minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 452kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 pound green beans cut into 1 inch pieces
    • 3 tablespoons peanut oil or other high heat oil
    • 1 tablespoon red curry paste
    • 1 pound ground pork
    • ⅓ cup chicken stock
    • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
    • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

    Instructions

    • Heat oil in a wok over medium-high to high heat.
    • Stir fry green beans for about 3-5 minutes or until charred. Remove and place in a bowl.
    • Add the pork to the wok and cook, breaking up the pieces, until cooked through about 3-5 minutes.
    • Add the curry paste and stir to coat the pork and cook for another minute or two.
    • Combine the stock, fish sauce and sugar in a bowl and stir to dissolve the sugar.
    • Add the green beans and stock mixture to the pork and cook for about 2 more minutes to thicken the sauce and bit and combine the flavors.

    Notes

    Serve over rice. 
    If you like your food spicier use more curry paste, if you want less heat, use less. 

    Equipment

    Wok

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 452kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 806mg | Potassium: 612mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1383IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg

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    Comments

    1. MB says

      May 16, 2022 at 7:03 pm

      4 stars
      Very easy and super tasty! The whole family loved it. I portioned out the kids’ first then added a bit more paste to ours 😃

      Reply
    2. Jen Vinuya says

      September 28, 2021 at 7:22 am

      5 stars
      This is so good! Packed full of flavors and quick and easy to make!

      Reply
    3. Toni says

      September 28, 2021 at 7:08 am

      5 stars
      This quickly became a favorite meal at my house! Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply
    4. Jerika says

      September 27, 2021 at 12:05 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe looks so yummy! I can't wait to try it. Thanks!:)

      Reply

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