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thai chilli basil steak on a plate with a fried egg

Chilli Basil Steak

Inspired by the classic Thai Basil Beef (Pad Gra Prow), this recipe uses steak rather than minced beef. There's a lot of types of vegetables in here as well. While the beef and the vegetables are The Chef's interpretation, the base flavours stay true to authentic Thai cuisine.
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Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 2
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Thai Inspired
Calories: 480
Ingredients Equipment Method Video

Ingredients
  

  • Around 250g of any well marbled steak of your choice. Marinate with salt, pepper, & a bit of oil
  • Cooked white rice *The Chef's using Jasmine Rice
For the stir fry sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, crushed
  • 1 tablespoon fresh red chilli crushed
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper, ground
  • 1 tablespoon sugar *The Chef recommends palm sugar / honey / maple syrup
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime can substitute 1 tablespoon clear vinegar instead
For the stir fry
  • 1 cup mixed bell peppers, thinly sliced
  • ½ cup onion finely sliced
  • 2 medium red tomatoes, cut into quarters
  • 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
  • ½ cup green beans thinly sliced
  • 1 ½ cups fresh basil leaves *traditionally Thai basil would be used, but the chef recommends Italian basil for more peppery flavour
  • 2 tablespoon oil any kind of neutral cooking oil
Garnish / Topping
  • Fried sunny side egg

Equipment

  • Non stick pan or a heavy cast iron skillet

Method
 

  1. Grill / cook the steak on the pan to your desired doneness and set aside to rest.
  2. To make the stir fry sauce mix together 2 tablespoons crushed fresh garlic, 1 tablespoon crushed fresh red chilli, 1 teaspoon black pepper powder, 1 tablespoon each of sugar and fish sauce and the juice of 1 lime.
  3. Heat up the pan until extremely hot and add 2 tablespoons cooking oil along with 1 cup thinly sliced mixed bell peppers, ½ cup finely sliced onion, 2 medium tomatoes quartered, 1 carrot cut into matchsticks and ½ cup of thinly sliced green beans. Sauté the vegetables to coat them with the oil and to prevent them from burning.
  4. Once the vegetables start sizzling add the stir fry sauce and sauté further until the vegetables are cooked through (5 - 10 mins).
  5. Turn off the heat and mix through 1½ cups of basil leaves into the stir fry.
  6. Thinly slice the steaks and mix it into the stir fry as well.
  7. Top with a fried egg and serve with steamed white rice

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