Name: Minced Beef with Chillies & Basil
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: pinch of finely chopped fresh coriander; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 3–10 bird’s-eye chillies, finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, finely sliced; 50 ml/2 fl oz fish sauce; 2 large handfuls holy basil leaves steamed Thai fragrant rice, to serve; 1 tablespoon chicken stock; 3 clove garlic, peeled salt; 3–10 bird’s-eye chillies; large pinch of granulated sugar; 300 g/10½ oz minced beef; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 3 tablespoons groundnut oil; 2 eggs

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

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Let's Eat

By Tom Parker Bowles

Published 2013

About

A Thai street-food staple, although a relatively recent one. Of course, you’ll never be able to replicate the smoky tinge that comes from a veteran, battle-scarred street wok. But this has it all – slightly frazzled beef, oozing fried egg, the ubiquitous chilli and the clovey, slightly tongue-numbing holy basil. Get the best beef you can afford, preferably coarsely minced sirloin.