This quick and easy Thai Basil Beef recipe takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and is so delicious! It's made with ground beef (or steak) and a homemade Thai basil sauce that's easy to customize to your preferred spice level.
In a wok or large skillet over medium high heat, add the oil, shallots, garlic, ginger and bell peppers and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
Push the veggies off to the side and add the ground beef, breaking it up into small pieces as it cooks. (I like to use a meat chopper to break up the meat in very small pieces.)
In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, fish sauce, soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili paste, cornstarch, beef broth, and water and add to the pan. Simmer for 5-10 minutes
Add the basil and stir. Serve over hot steamed rice, with chopped green onion on top.
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*Nutritional info does not include rice.Oyster Sauce: You could substitute hoisin or use more soy sauce.Basil: Holy basil is recommend, but Thai basil or sweet basil could be substituted.Meat: Use ground chicken, ground pork, or extra firm tofu (and vegetable broth) to make it vegetarian. Flank steak would also taste delicious in this recipe. Slice it thinly, against the grain.Chili Sauce: Substitute sriracha hot sauce in place of the Asian Garlic Chili Paste.Vegetables: Use any color bell pepper and add more vegetables if you like. Try shredded carrot, thinly sliced zucchini, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, or mushrooms.Rice: Use any kind of rice you like, or make it low carb and serve it in a lettuce wrap!Add a fried egg on top!Make Thai Basil Chicken