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.
Equipment
- Non stick pan or a heavy cast iron skillet
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
Instructions
- Grill / cook the steak on the pan to your desired doneness and set aside to rest.
- 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.
- 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.
- Once the vegetables start sizzling add the stir fry sauce and sauté further until the vegetables are cooked through (5 - 10 mins).
- Turn off the heat and mix through 1½ cups of basil leaves into the stir fry.
- Thinly slice the steaks and mix it into the stir fry as well.
- Top with a fried egg and serve with steamed white rice