Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, thai basil beef. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Thai Basil Beef is a super easy one-skillet meal loaded with tender, juicy beef and absolutely bursting with flavor! This easy dinner recipe is perfect for a healthy weeknight meal the whole family will love. Try my Pad Thai, or my Thai Chicken Satay. The first time I had this Thai beef and basil dish I instantly fell in.
Thai Basil Beef is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Thai Basil Beef is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook thai basil beef using 24 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Thai Basil Beef:
- Take Jasmine Lemongrass Rice:
- Prepare 1 C. Jasmine rice
- Get 1 C. Coconut milk
- Get 1 C. Water
- Make ready 1 Tbsp Sesame oil
- Get 1/4 C. Fresh lemongrass
- Take Thai Basil Beef:
- Make ready 2 Carrots, cut into matchsticks
- Get 4 Baby bell peppers, sliced
- Make ready 2 Green onions, chopped
- Prepare 1 Tbsp. Fish sauce
- Get 2 Tbsp. Sesame oil
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. Honey
- Take 1 Lime, juiced
- Prepare 1 Lime, wedged
- Make ready 4 Garlic cloves, minced
- Make ready 2 tsp. Fresh ginger, grated
- Get 1 lb. Ground hamburger
- Prepare 1/3 C. & 2 Tbsp. soy sauce, divided
- Make ready 1/3 C. Sweet thai chili sauce
- Make ready 2 C. Fresh basil, chopped
- Prepare Toasted Sesame seeds for serving
- Get Chopped roasted peanuts for serving
- Make ready Butter leaf lettuce for serving
Sear the beef until just browned, remove from the wok, and set aside. For more complete information on preparing beef, see Bill's post on How to Slice and Velvet Beef for stir fries. The Thai basil beef recipe (pad gra prow or pad krapow) utilizes the trinity of Thai flavor (fish sauce, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce). There is no need to use salt since these items are salty.
Instructions to make Thai Basil Beef:
- To make the rice add coconut milk and water to medium size pot. Bring to a low boil and then add the rice, Sesame oil, and lemongrass. Stir to combine and then place lid on the pot and turn down the heat to low. After w0 minutes take the rice off the heat and then let sit, covered for 15-20 minutes. Do not open lid during this time.
- After 15-20 minutes remove lid and fluff with a fork and stir in chopped peanuts if desired.
- While the rice is cooking make the beef mixture. Add the carrots, peppers, hot red pepper, green onions, fish sauce, honey, lime juice and 2 Tbsp Soy sauce to a medium bowl. Combine and set aside.
- Heat a large heavy bottomed skillet or wok. Add the oil and once hot add the garlic and ginger. Cook 15-30 seconds and then add the beef.
- Add pepper and cook until browned. And 1/3 C. Soy sauce, 1/3 C. Sweet Thai Chili Sauce, and 1 C. fresh Basil.
- Bring to a simmer and cook 3-5 min. Remove from heat and stir in remaining 1C. fresh Basil.
- Place butter leaves on plates and top with rice and then beef. Add thepepper and carrots mixture. Garnish with chopped peanuts, fresh Basil and Sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!
- Place butter leaves on plates and top with rice and then beef. Add the pepper and carrots mixture. Garnish with chopped peanuts, fresh Basil and Sesame seeds if desired. Enjoy!
The Thai basil beef recipe (pad gra prow or pad krapow) utilizes the trinity of Thai flavor (fish sauce, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce). There is no need to use salt since these items are salty. Each ingredient's amount can vary based on individual preference, but it is roughly an equal portion of each item. Please refer to the recipe below for the amount I use. Push the veggies off to the side.
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