Main courses
Pad kra pao – Thai basil minced meat with cauliflower rice
Holy basil, fish sauce and chili bring a recognizable flavor to the dish. Cauliflower rice replaces regular rice.
Servings in this printout: 4
Ingredients
- 600 g ground pork
- 600 g cauliflower riceas a side dish
- 220 g egg
- 30 g Thai basil leaves
- 10.5 g a clove of garlic
- 24 g red chilihotness according to your taste
- 30 g Squid Brand fish sauce
- 15 g unsalted soy sauce
- 4 g Foodin erythritol
- 27 g neutral oil
Method
- Chop the garlic and chili. Heat up a wok or a large frying pan.
- Add oil and brown the minced meat until crumbly.
- Add garlic and chili. Fry for about 30 seconds.
- Mix in fish sauce, soy sauce and erythritol. Add the basil and toss until the leaves soften.
- Heat the cauliflower rice in a pan until cooked but crisp.
- Fry the eggs separately with hot oil until the edges are crispy. Serve over minced meat and cauliflower rice.
Nutrition per serving
Nutrition values are approximate estimates, not laboratory analyses. Products and portion size affect the result.
- Net carbs
- 4.87 g
- Total carbohydrates (incl. fibre and polyols)
- 9.85 g
- Protein
- 42.67 g
- Fat
- 28.2 g
- GL estimate
- about 3 / serving
Confidence · Low Some values or assumptions in the calculation are uncertain.
The calculation also uses comparison values from similar foods or food groups. Small amounts of carbohydrate were left out of the calculation.
Estimate details and sources ↗
How was the estimate calculated?
The serving’s GL is calculated from ingredient data. Confidence describes the evidence behind the calculation. Your blood sugar response may vary.
- cauliflower rice · Food group average
- unsalted soy sauce · Food group average
Calculated ingredient-based estimate per serving, not a measurement of the prepared meal. All supported positive carbohydrate amounts are included. An unmatched individual portion under 1 g available carbohydrate per serving may be omitted only while all such portions total less than 2 g per serving; the omitted amount is disclosed. This is an editorial tolerance, not a clinical precision limit.
Small portions omitted: 1 g available carbohydrate per serving.
Research sources and technical details
Source names and technical notes appear in their original form.
- cauliflower rice ·
vegetables-category-mean-gi-66 · fineli-322-2026-10-24 - unsalted soy sauce ·
legumes-category-mean-gi-34 · fineli-31-2026-10-24
Carbohydrate data sources
- JAUHELIHA, SIAN, RASVAA 16 % · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Kukkakaali · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Kananmuna, kuoreton · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Basil, green, fresh, raw · Available-carbohydrate value from AFCD Release 3; FSANZ attribution and CC BY-SA 3.0 Australia terms apply.
- Garlic, peeled, fresh, raw · Available-carbohydrate value from AFCD Release 3; FSANZ attribution and CC BY-SA 3.0 Australia terms apply.
- Chilli (chili), red, raw · Available-carbohydrate value from AFCD Release 3; FSANZ attribution and CC BY-SA 3.0 Australia terms apply.
- Squid Brand Fish Sauce, 725 ml · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- MAUSTEKASTIKE, SOIJAKASTIKE · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Foodin Erytritoli, Luomu 200 g · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
- Ruokaöljy keskiarvo, 87 % rypsi-, 8 % auringonkukka- ja 5 % oliiviöljyä · Available-carbohydrate value from THL Fineli Rel20; CC BY 4.0.
GI and calculation sources
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Very broad category proxy. It may poorly represent individual non-starchy vegetables and is shown with low confidence. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
- International tables of glycemic index and glycemic load values 2021: a systematic review · Broad category mean; substantial uncertainty when applied to a specific cooked bean. (Low)CATEGORY_MEAN
Keto and low-carb labels are editorial classifications. They have not been verified through nutrition calculations for every recipe.
Notes
- In the low-carb variant, the rice is replaced by cauliflower rice. Check the product descriptions of the sauces.
- The nutritional values are indicative and depend on the fat content of the minced meat and the sauces.