When I arrived at home on Friday night there was a huge red gift on my kitchen table from my loving husband. It was a huge, huge bag of red chillies – do you perhaps think he wanted to tell me something? Anyway, seeing these beautiful chillies took me back to Thailand – and my dear friend Pierre (kitchenbabble.com) in Bangkok. In 2010 I was privileged enough to spend a week in Bangkok where we shared the most wonderful times preparing all sorts of Thai dishes and specialities … but back to the chillies … chillies can be found in nearly every Thai dish or element of Thai cuisine – and rightfully so. I left Bangkok with the most fantastic memories and loads of recipes … but this one – Pierre’s Grapua Moo Sub is my ultimate favourite. Its easy to make and soooo tasty! Just so you know though … I added a bit of lemon juice and black pepper to the dish. Its heaven when that yellow of the egg breaks and spills over the cooked mince and rice. This recipe serves 3-4 people.

500g extra lean mince meat
2 tablespoons of cooking oil
8 cloves of garlic – finely crushed – I love grating my garlic on the smallest side of the grater
2 teaspoons of fish sauce – I tend to use more – taste and see what your palette says
3 – 4 red chillies – chopped -I don’t take the seeds out – I do like things hot
nice big pinch of freshly grounded black pepper
big squeeze of lemon juice
huge handful of fresh basil leaves – please be generous
3-4 eggs (1 egg per person)
cooked basmati rice or if you prefer normal rice

Heat your oil add your mince and loosen the meat with your fork – brown your mince in the pan.
It must be loose, fine and brown. Fry slowly till the meat is cooked. Now all you do is add the garlic, fish sauce, chillies and pepper. Stir it and let it cook for a few minutes. Add the lemon juice, taste and correct the seasoning with salt (I prefer fish sauce) and pepper. Poach or fry the eggs( if you fry your eggs make sure that these are sunny-side up and soft).

To serve:
Add the fresh basil to the mince. Scoop some rice into a bowl. Then add some mince to the rice. Top the dish with a soft poached or fried egg – season you egg with salt to taste. Enjoy!