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Thai Basil Beef

Alyssa Rivers
Thai basil beef is simple and delicious! It's made with a homemade Thai sauce that has a bold and brilliant flavor and can be thrown together in less than 30 minutes. It is SOO GOOD!
4.67 from 6 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Asian American, Chinese
Servings 4 people
Calories 268 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 shallots thinly sliced
  • 7 cloves garlic sliced
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger minced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 2 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon fish sauce
  • 6 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 3 teaspoons oyster sauce
  • 2 Tablespoon Asian garlic chili paste more or less to taste, for heat
  • 1/2 cup low sodium beef broth
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 cup basil leaves*
  • Cooked Jasmine rice for serving

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil. Add the shallots, garlic, ginger, and bell peppers and stir-fry for 3 minutes.
  • Push the veggies off to the side. Turn the heat to high and add the ground beef, breaking it up into small bits with a spoon.
  • In a small bowl stir together the brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch beef broth, and water and add to the pan. Cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the basil, and stir-fry until wilted.
  • Serve over hot cooked rice.

Notes

*Thai basil is traditionally used, but sweet basil may be substituted if you can't find it.
Updated on October 4, 2021
Originally Posted on August 26, 2019

Nutrition

Calories: 268kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 27gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 1764mgPotassium: 616mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 466IUVitamin C: 22mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 4mg