10 Minute Thai Basil Beef
Gently spicy basil scents the juicy strips of beef in this classic Thai inspired main. Incredibly quick and easy. It's ready to eat in 10 minutes if your ingredients are prepped and wok or skillet is hot.
Ingredients
| 4 | tablespoons |
vegetable oil
peanut |
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| 3 |
garlic
cloves |
||
| 1 |
green bell peppers
|
||
| 3 |
jalapeño pepper
or other spicy pepper such as banana peppers or thai chilies if you can find them |
* | |
| 1 | pound |
beef
steak |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
fish sauce
Thai, optional |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
soy sauce, tamari
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
white pepper
ground |
* |
| ½ | cup |
basil
fresh, chopped, Thai or purple basil if possible |
* |
Directions
Preparation:
Peel and finely chop your garlic. Seed the peppers and remove the membrane (the membrane contains little flavor and too much moisture) and cut into fine slices.
Cooking:
Pre-heat your wok or large skillet very hot. Cook in 10 minutes. Add the oil, allow to heat until shimmering.
Add the garlic, stir (5 to 10 seconds) then add the peppers. Stir quickly and constantly for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the thinly sliced beef.
Continue stir-frying for several minutes searing the beef strips to a medium-rare or your desired level of doneness. Too long and it will dry out.
Turn off the burner on your stove. Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar and white (or black) pepper. Toss together and then remove from heat.
Serve immediately with rice or noodles (which of course you prepared ahead of time). Egg noodles work, rice or thin noodles would be more traditionally Thai.
Paris
almost 11 years ago
This is our favorite food,As i am original thai i love to cook and have a spicy tased.!
VA
over 10 years ago
Very good recipe. I've modified it for just veggies with a beef bouillon cube.
Batavia, United States
over 10 years ago
what do you use for the 'fish sauce' ?
Toronto, Canada
over 10 years ago
From the directions: Quickly add the remaining ingredients and toss for a moment. It means add fish sauce, soy sauce, white pepper and basil to the wok. Hope this answered your question.
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almost 10 years ago
Nice recipe that could also use lamb instead of beef
Toronto
over 9 years ago
My teen kids love this recipe. We can't make it enough. mmmmmmmm
Tassie
over 9 years ago
wonderful, easy. will deff make again!
pilippines
about 9 years ago
this recipe very simple to cook
Etobicoke, Canada
about 9 years ago
My family of teens love this recipe and I can never make enough!