Thai Basil Beef

Hi,

This is a quick easy dish. The only special things that you will probably need is a bunch of basil, ground beef, oyster sauce, and a lime or lemon.

3 Tablespoons oil
3 cloves garlic
1 large onion chopped

Heat the oil over medium/high heat. Add garlic and onion, stirring until pale golden.

1 - 1.5 pounds ground beef (you substitute ground pork or chicken/turkey)

Add the ground beef and cook over high heat, breaking up the pieces with a spatula. Cook until meat is browned. Lower heat to medium add:

2 Tablespoons oyster sauce (if you don't have any use extra soy sauce)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoons brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)

Cook stirring to coat the meat.

Add:

1 1/2 cups packed basil leaved roughly chopped
Juice from one lime or lemon

You can also add:
Spinach (frozen is okay)
Green beans (frozen is okay)
Any other greens

Depending on the greens you add, cook until the greens are just heated through. If you added frozen veggies wait until they are heated before you add the basil. You don't want to wilt the basil. We ate this with a salad. Leftovers can be eaten cold over lettuce, as a fancy thai basil salad.

Hope you enjoy this dish. If you would like to add a bit of heat add the crushed red pepper.

Hugs,
Mameekosan