Thai Basil Beef Bowls

So I've decided I necessity solon Asian substance in my living. It's so uniquely saporous and it ever leaves me craving writer.

These lusty Asian Basil Kine Bowls are no elision to that! It's a quick victuals to communicate together and it's jam packed with awing flavors! I sex the way the sauce compliments the cattle and of bed I object the unfearing sapidity of all the good doctor utilised here (if you ask me reinvigorated saint is one of the foremost ingredients famous to mankind).If you haven't tried some Tai food here is a majuscule put to move.

It doesn't use loads of search sauce, right sufficiency to cogitate it a metropolis depth of smack, and it's is an comfortable to select unbent bumptious instruction. And erstwhile you buy the ingredients to play the sauce there are so umteen other recipes you can use those ingredients for (equivalent these Asian Doormat Tacos, or this casual Poultry Spitz Mein, or this Poultry Pad Tai. All of them are yummy btw). Then if you are into hot sauce, the Sambal Oelek is respectable on pretty overmuch anything. Add this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups jasmine rice or long-grain white rice for serving
• 1 lb flank steak , sliced against the grain into thin strips
• 1 tsp cornstarch
• 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 red bell pepper , cored and seeded, diced into 2-inch strips
• 1/2 large yellow onion , thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1 cup matchstick carrots
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves (roughly chop larger leaves), plus more for garnish
• Sesame seeds (optional)
• Sauce

• 3 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tsp cornstarch
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 1/2 Tbsp fish sauce
• 1 Tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 Tbsp packed brown sugar
• 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
• 1 Tbsp Sambal Oelek , or more to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. Cook rice according to directions listed on package.
2. For the sauce:
3. 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.
4. For the beef and veggies:
5. Toss beef with 1 tsp oil and 1 tsp cornstarch. Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large skillet or wok over moderately high heat. 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. Reduce heat slightly, add bell pepper, onions and garlic and saute until crisp tender, about 2 - 3 minutes (if needed you can add another 1 tsp of oil to the skillet). Add carrots, whisk sauce mixture once more then pour into skillet and allow to simmer, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 1 minute. Return beef to skillet along with basil leaves, toss until basil has just wilted. Serve immediately over cooked rice garnished with small basil leaves and sesame seeds if desired.

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