RECIPE

Thai Basil Beef

Name: Thai Basil Beef
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 pouches (each 240 g) BEN’S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jasmine Coconut Flavour; 1 lb (500 g) Sliced beef; 1 cup (250 mL) Diced onions; 1 cup (250 mL) Diced peppers; 2 tsp (10 mL) Minced garlic; 1/2 cup (125 mL) Basil leaves; Thai Basil Sauce:; 3 Tbsp (45 mL) Soy or fish sauce (reduced sodium); 2 Tbsp (30 mL) Brown sugar; 3 Tbsp (45 mL) Lime juice; 1 tsp (5 mL) Lime zest; 2 tsp (10 mL) Chili garlic sauce; 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Basil leaves

TIME

20 min

INGREDIENTS

11 items

MAKES

4 servings

Flex your chef’s muscle by tossing together a few pantry ingredients and combing with basil and beef on a bed of BEN’S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jasmine Coconut Flavour rice. And just like that: a savory Thai dish, ready in 20 minutes.

2 pouches (each 240 g) BEN’S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jasmine Coconut Flavour
1 lb (500 g) Sliced beef
1 cup (250 mL) Diced onions
1 cup (250 mL) Diced peppers
2 tsp (10 mL) Minced garlic
1/2 cup (125 mL) Basil leaves
Thai Basil Sauce:
3 Tbsp (45 mL) Soy or fish sauce (reduced sodium)
2 Tbsp (30 mL) Brown sugar
3 Tbsp (45 mL) Lime juice
1 tsp (5 mL) Lime zest
2 tsp (10 mL) Chili garlic sauce
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Basil leaves

1
For Thai Basil Sauce: whisk together soy sauce, sugar, lime juice and zest, chili garlic sauce and 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) basil leaves.
2
Heat a large wok (at least 12”/30 cm) over medium-high heat. Add sliced beef and stir fry, breaking into smaller pieces until no longer pink.
3
Add vegetables and garlic and stir fry constantly moving the vegetables around the pan until tender-crisp.
4
Add BEN’S ORIGINAL™ BISTRO EXPRESS™ Jasmine Coconut Flavour. Stir fry for 1 minute.
5
Add Thai Basil Beef Sauce and 1 ½ cups/375 mL basil leaves and basil leaves have wilted.
6
Garnish with remaining basil leaves. Enjoy!