
How To Make Thai Basil Beef Bowls
Thin slices of beef are cooked with carrots, bell peppers, and basil for these thai beef bowls. The sauce is a savory and spicy concoction with fish sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1¼cupsjasmine rice,or long grain white rice, for serving
- 1lbflank steak,sliced against the grain into thin strips
- 1tspcornstarch
- 2tbspvegetable oil,(+ 1tsp)
- 1redbell pepper,cored and seeded, diced into 2-inch strips
- ½largeyellow onion,thinly sliced
- 1½tbspgarlic,minced
- 1cupmatchstick carrots
- 1cupfresh basil leaves,roughly chop larger leaves, plus more for garnish
- sesame seeds,optional
For Sauce:
- 3tbsplow-sodium soy sauce
- 1½tspcornstarch
- â…“cupwater
- 1½tbspfish sauce
- 1tbspoyster sauce
- 2tbspbrown sugar,packed
- 1tbspfresh lime juice
- 1tbspSambal Oelek,or more to taste, optional
Instructions
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Cook rice according to directions listed on package.
Sauce:
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In a small mixing bowl whisk together soy sauce and cornstarch until smooth. Stir in water, fish sauce, oyster sauce, brown sugar, lime juice and Sambal Oelek if using, set aside.
Beef:
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Toss beef with oil and cornstarch. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet or wok over moderately high heat.
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Add beef and cook until browned on both sides but still slightly under-cooked in the center. Transfer beef to a plate while leaving oil in skillet.Â
Veggies:
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Reduce heat slightly, add bell pepper, onions and garlic and saute for about 2 to 3 minutes until crisp tender. Add carrots and whisk sauce mixture once more then pour into skillet.Â
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Allow sauce to simmer for about 1 minute, stirring frequently, until thickened. Return beef to skillet along with basil leaves, and toss until basil has just wilted.
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Serve immediately over cooked rice garnished with small basil leaves and sesame seeds if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 531.06kcal
- Fat:Â 17.07g
- Saturated Fat:Â 4.50g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 9.01g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.79g
- Carbohydrates:Â 61.63g
- Fiber:Â 2.86g
- Sugar:Â 8.44g
- Protein:Â 30.77g
- Cholesterol:Â 77.11mg
- Sodium:Â 1151.22mg
- Calcium:Â 92.27mg
- Potassium:Â 732.84mg
- Iron:Â 5.01mg
- Vitamin A: 330.21µg
- Vitamin C:Â 45.89mg
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