Thai Beef with Basil
Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Thai Beef with Basil could be an awesome recipe to try. For $2.4 per serving, this recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 22g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 401 calories. This recipe serves 4. 69 people found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. If you have lime juice, kosher salt, fresh basil leaves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is brought to you by Epicurious. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Asian food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 80%. Thai Basil Beef, Thai Basil Beef, and Panang Beef With Fragrant Thai Basil are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
2 medium carrots, julienned or coarsely grated
1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
3 cups fresh basil leaves, divided
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 pound ground beef
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
4 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
Steamed rice and lime wedges (for serving)
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 red chiles, thinly sliced, seeded for less heat if desired, divided
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
Equipment:
frying pan
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Preparation Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over highheat. Add garlic and 1 chile and cook,stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.Add beef, season with salt and pepper,and cook, breaking up with a spoon andpressing down firmly to help brown, untilcooked through and nicely crisped inspots, 8–10 minutes. Add broth and 2 cupsbasil and cook, stirring, until basil is wilted,about 2 minutes. Toss carrots, scallions, 1 tablespoon lime juice,and remaining chile, 1 cup basil leaves, and1 tablespoon oil in a small bowl. Mix soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar,and remaining 3 tablespoons lime juice in anothersmall bowl until sugar dissolves. Top rice with beef and slaw and drizzlewith soy dressing. Serve lime wedgesalongside for squeezing over. Per serving: 240 calories, 12 g fat, 2 g fiber Nutritional analysis provided by Bon Appétit
Step by step:
1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over highheat.
2. Add garlic and 1 chile and cook,stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
3. Add beef, season with salt and pepper,and cook, breaking up with a spoon andpressing down firmly to help brown, untilcooked through and nicely crisped inspots, 8–10 minutes.
4. Add broth and 2 cupsbasil and cook, stirring, until basil is wilted,about 2 minutes.
5. Toss carrots, scallions, 1 tablespoon lime juice,and remaining chile, 1 cup basil leaves, and1 tablespoon oil in a small bowl.
6. Mix soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar,and remaining 3 tablespoons lime juice in anothersmall bowl until sugar dissolves.
7. Top rice with beef and slaw and drizzlewith soy dressing.
8. Serve lime wedgesalongside for squeezing over.
9. Per serving: 240 calories, 12 g fat, 2 g fiber
10. Bon Appétit
Nutrition Information:
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