Thai Beef With Basil

Name: Thai Beef With Basil
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided; 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 red chiles, thinly sliced, seeded for less heat if desired, divided; 1 pound ground beef; Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper; 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 3 cups fresh basil leaves, divided; 2 medium carrots, julienned or coarsely grated; 2 scallions, thinly sliced; 4 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided; 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam); 1 teaspoon sugar; Steamed rice and lime wedges (for serving)

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 red chiles, thinly sliced, seeded for less heat if desired, divided
1 pound ground beef
Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
3 cups fresh basil leaves, divided
2 medium carrots, julienned or coarsely grated
2 scallions, thinly sliced
4 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce (such as nam pla or nuoc nam)
1 teaspoon sugar
Steamed rice and lime wedges (for serving)

Directions

1

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and 1 chile and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add beef, season with salt and pepper, and cook, breaking up with a spoon and pressing down firmly to help brown, until cooked through and nicely crisped in spots, 8-10 minutes. Add broth and 2 cups basil and cook, stirring, until basil is wilted, about 2 minutes.
2

Toss carrots, scallions, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and remaining chile, 1 cup basil leaves, and 1 tablespoon oil in a small bowl.
3

Mix soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and remaining 3 tablespoons lime juice in another small bowl until sugar dissolves.
4

Top rice with beef and slaw and drizzle with soy dressing. Serve lime wedges alongside for squeezing over.