Name: Thai Basil Beef
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2 to 4
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: ½ tablespoon coconut oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced (about 2 teaspoons); 1 large red bell pepper, thinly sliced; 1 small serrano chile, stems and seeds removed, thinly sliced; ½ pound green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces; 4 scallions, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 teaspoons rice vinegar; 1 cup fresh basil leaves; 2 teaspoons coconut aminos; 1 pound flank steak; 1 ½ tablespoon fish sauce (I like Red Boat!); 1 tablespoon coconut aminos; 1 tablespoon lime juice; ½ cup water

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Well Fed 2

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2013

About

If you’re anything like me, a stir-fry loaded with veggies was one of the first “international” recipes you learned to cook. A stir-fry is easy, fast, nutritious, and a great way to use up odds and ends of veggies you find in the back of the fridge. This stir-fry is different. Maybe a little more special. But just as easy to pull together on a weeknight. Thanks to its Thai origins, Thai Basil Beef balances sour, sweet, salty, and bitter tastes. Think of it as grown-up stir-fry that pleases