Quick and Easy Thai Basil Beef
A quick and easy 20 minute recipe for thai basil beef. Only a few ingredients and is totally a takeout fake out! Even better than the restaurants version! Kids, grown-ups, and picky eaters are all going to love this recipe!
Servings: 3 -4
Ingredients
- 5 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes or fresh birds eye chilis
- 1 pound lean ground beef chicken, or turkey
- 1 shallot chopped (half a medium onion is fine too)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce (preferably nam pla
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar light or dark
- 2 tablespoons Golden mountain sauce
- 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 cup thai basil or 2 cups regular basil
optional for serving:
- sliced sweet peppers carrot matchsticks, sesame seeds and jasmine rice
Instructions
- Place the garlic and red pepper flakes in a mortar and pestle and crush till the garlic breaks down into tiny pieces. Alternately, you can add the garlic to a spice grinder or small food processor and run until the garlic is in tiny pieces. Add the red pepper flakes and allow the mixture to sit for 2-3 minutes.
- In a wok or a large skillet, heat the oil and cook the garlic chili mixture with the shallot for about 1 minute. Add the beef and season with black pepper and continue to cook breaking the meat with a spoon as needed, about 5-7 minutes. Add the fish sauce, brown sugar, golden mountain sauce, soy sauce, and lime juice. Continue to cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Add the basil and let it cook and wilt for just 1-2 minutes.
- Serve with jasmine rice topped with sesame seeds, sliced sweet peppers, and matchstick carrots.
