Thai Beef with Basil
Tay M.
Super simple, fresh-tasting beef, and sweet onion stir-fry seasoned with salty fish and soy sauces; Thai basil gives a slight anise flavor.
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 6 minutes mins
Total Time 51 minutes mins
Servings 4 recipe
Calories 292.38 kcal
- 3 tbsp Asian fish sauce nuoc nam
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 lb beef top round steak
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil plus 1 tsp
- 1 jumbo sweet onion 1 pound, cut into ¼ inch-thick slices
- 3 garlic cut into long thin slices
- 2 tsp fresh ginger minced, peeled
- 1 cup Thai basil loosely packed
In a medium bowl, combine fish sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Cut round steak lengthwise in half, then cut into ⅛-inch thick slices across the grain. Add beef to the fish-sauce mixture, tossing to coat well; cover and refrigerate beef 30 minutes to marinate.
In a 12-inch skillet or wok, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat until very hot. Add beef mixture and cook, stirring frequently (stir-frying), just until the beef is no longer pink, about 1 minute. Transfer beef to a bowl.
Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil to skillet/wok. Add onion and cooking, stirfrying until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes.
Stir in chiles, garlic, and ginger; cook 30 seconds
Return beef to skillet and add basil; heat through.