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The weekend is coming! Thai food sounds delicious right about now! But you really don't feel like the hassle of takeout or a restaurant. So don't hassle! Authentic Thai Basil Beef will hit the spot and get your Thai cravings under control. Savory ground beef is authentically spiced with hot peppers, then set atop fluffy white rice! A freshly fried egg completes the full Thai meal experience! Authentic Thai Basil Beef is the meal to make when Thai is on your mind!
The weekend is coming! Thai food sounds delicious right about now! But you really don't feel like the hassle of takeout or a restaurant. So don't hassle! Authentic Thai Basil Beef will hit the spot and get your Thai cravings under control. Savory ground beef is authentically spiced with hot peppers, then set atop fluffy white rice! A freshly fried egg completes the full Thai meal experience! Authentic Thai Basil Beef is the meal to make when Thai is on your mind!
Ingredients
For the beef:
- 7 Thai bird's eye chilies
- 10 cloves garlic peeled and whole
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 1 1/2 cups Thai basil chopped
Optional, for serving:
- Thai basil to taste, chopped
- Thai bird's eye chilies to taste, sliced
- white rice to taste, cooked and hot
- eggs to taste, fried and hot
Directions
- With a mortar and pestle or in the container of a food processor, add 7 of the Thai bird's eye chilies and 10 cloves of the peeled garlic and crush or process them into a paste.
- In a large wok over high heat, add the vegetable oil.
- Add the chili-garlic paste to the heated vegetable oil and stir to combine, about 20 seconds.
- Add the bell peppers to the chili-garlic paste and sauté until the bell peppers start to soften, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the ground beef to the bell pepper-chili paste mixture and cook, while crumbling the meat, until the beef is no longer pink, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the granulated sugar, the soy sauce, the oyster sauce, the fish sauce, and the soy sauce to the ground beef mixture and cook, while stirring constantly, until heated through, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add 1 1/2 cups of the Thai basil to the ground beef mixture and quickly fold to combine.
- Immediately transfer the wok from the stovetop to a wire rack.
- Garnish the beef mixture with the extra Thai basil and the extra sliced chilies.
- Serve the beef mixture over the white rice and top with the fried eggs.
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