Minced Beef With Chilli, Garlic & Holy Basil

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 6 small red chilies, finely sliced
• 8 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar, shaved
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce (or kecap manis)
• 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
• 500 -600 g lean ground beef
• 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 6 holy basil leaves, torn
• 2 long red chilies, sliced on diagonal
• 3 green onions, sliced on diagonal
• steamed rice, to serve

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a wok (or large non-stick pan) and stirfry small chillies and garlic until they begin to colour.
• 2 add palm sugar, fish sauce, sweet soy and oyster sauce. mix well and add minced beef. gently cook until sealed, continually mashing with a wooden spoon.
• 3 then add lime leaves and ½ cup stock. mix well and cook for another 10 minutes taste for seasoning and add holy basil and long red chillies. stir and cook until wilted.
• 4 sprinkle with spring onion and serve with steamed rice on the side.