SPICY BEEF STIR-FRY WITH BASIL
This simple, delicious recipe for a spicy beef stir-fry comes from Leela Punyaratabandhu, a cookbook author who adapted it from Soei, a family-run restaurant in Bangkok. Using thinly sliced beef tenderloin means the dish is ready in just minutes, and you can adjust the heat to taste by reducing or increasing the number of fresh bird's-eye chiles. Made with fresh holy-basil leaves, the classic Thai dish is known as phat ka-phrao. If you can't find holy basil at a Thai market, Indian market or health food store, you could swap in more widely available Thai sweet basil (pictured), and make a dish of phat bai hora-pha. The dish could be one part of a larger meal or stand alone with some jasmine rice and a fried egg.
Provided by Tejal Rao
Categories dinner, quick, main course
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- If you're making rice with this dish, get it started. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, chicken stock and sugar. In a mortar or small food processor, grind together the garlic and chiles into a coarse paste.
- Heat the lard in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic-chile paste, and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Before the garlic starts to brown, add the beef, and stir-fry to separate the pieces and coat with fat. Add the liquid mixture, making sure not to leave any behind in the bowl, and cook until the beef is only barely pink, about 2 minutes. Add the lime leaves, and continue to cook until no pink remains on the beef, about 1 minute. Add the basil leaves, and stir until they are just starting to wilt, then remove from heat and serve with rice. (You can fish out the large pieces of makrut leaves before serving or put them aside as you eat.)
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 522, UnsaturatedFat 19 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 36 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 37 grams, SaturatedFat 13 grams, Sodium 466 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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Isaiah Lowe
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Kavindu Dilshan
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[email protected]This stir-fry is a must-try! It's so flavorful and the beef is cooked to perfection.
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[email protected]This stir-fry is one of my favorite recipes. It's so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
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[email protected]This stir-fry is delicious! The beef is tender and the vegetables are cooked perfectly. The sauce is also very flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
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[email protected]I've made this stir-fry several times and it's always a hit. The beef is tender and the vegetables are cooked perfectly. The sauce is also very flavorful. I highly recommend this recipe.
Jeffrey
[email protected]This stir-fry is one of my favorite recipes. It's so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser. The beef is always tender and the vegetables are cooked perfectly. The sauce is also very flavorful.
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[email protected]I love this stir-fry! It's so easy to make and it's always delicious. The beef is always tender and the vegetables are cooked perfectly. The sauce is also very flavorful.
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[email protected]This stir-fry was easy to make and very tasty. The beef was tender and the vegetables were cooked just right. The sauce was also very flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Trinston Marcellino
[email protected]I made this stir-fry for dinner last night and it was a hit! My family loved it. The beef was so tender and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. The sauce was also very flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.
Emanij Tomblin
[email protected]This stir-fry was absolutely delicious! The beef was tender and flavorful, and the vegetables were cooked to perfection. The sauce was also very tasty, with just the right amount of heat. I will definitely be making this again soon.