Thai Beef With Basil

Thai Beef with Basil is a popular menu item at our local Thai restaurants. The mixture of beef, basil and vegetables served on a bed of Jasmine rice provide a very satisfying meal that will be make you skip buying take-way. Mixed with a wonderful marinade that is very subtly sweet and produces a wonderful sauce to soak up with your rice.

Ingredients:
• 500 g Beef Strips I use rump steak and cut into strips
• 1 tsp Cornflour
• 4 tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 Red Capsicum diced
• 1 Brown Onion diced
• 1 1/2 tbsp Minced Garlic
• 1 large Carrot sliced into matchsticks
• 1 cup Basil Leaves roughly chopped & some additional leaves for garnish
• Jasmine Rice to serve
Marinade
• 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 1/2 tbsp Cornflour
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 tbsp Fish Sauce
• 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
• 2 tbsp Brown Sugar firmly packed
• 1 tbsp Lime Juice
• 1/2 tsp Chilli Sauce I use medium

Instructions:
Marinade
1. In a small bowl, add the soy sauce and cornflour and mix until well combined.
2. Add water, fish sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, lime juice and chilli sauce. Stir until well combined. Set aside
Beef
1. In a medium bowl add cornflour, beef strips & 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Use a spoon to mix until beef is coated in cornflour.
2. Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in a wok over medium to high heat.
3. Add beef and cook until browned. Transfer beef to plate and set aside.
4. Reduce heat to medium and add 1 tbsp vegetable oil to the wok.
5. Add capsicum, onion & garlic and cook for 3-4 minutes until capsicum & onion softens.
6. Add carrots and marinade. Note: whisk marinade before adding to wok. Stir regularly for about 1 minute to allow sauce to thicken slightly.
7. Add beef and basil leaves to wok and continue cooking until basil begins to wilt.
8. Remove from heat and serve with Jasmine rice

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Thai Beef With Basil

bon appetit