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Thai Basil Ground Beef

My Thai basil ground beef is a spin on one of our favorite Thai dishes - basil beef. My version uses ground beef to make it more budget-friendly and whips up in minutes. You'll love adding this fiery dish to your meal rotation
5 from 2 votes
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Thai
Servings 4
Calories 254 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb (454g) 90% lean ground beef
  • Small (85g) white onion, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (135g) red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp (18g) oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp (36g) soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp (34g) chili-garlic sauce
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 2 tsp (8g) brown sugar
  • large handful Thai basil

Instructions
 

  • Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add lean ground beef, and brown, stirring occasionally. No need to add any oil, the fat from the beef helps to brown the beef.
  • If you use lean ground beef, you shouldn't have extra fat to drain, but otherwise you'll need to drain off the extra fat drippings.
  • While beef is cooking, mix together your sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, chili-garlic, fresh lime juice and brown sugar. Stir to combine and set aside.
  • Add the sliced onion, bell peppers and garlic to browned beef and cook until garlic is fragrant, about 3 minutes.
  • Add in a 1/4 of water and deglaze the pan, scraping up any browned bits stuck to the bottom of the pan.
  • Add your sauce mixture and simmer for a few minutes. You can add in a little water if mixture is too dry (another 1/4 cup). Cook until liquid is mostly absorbed into the beef.
  • Add in the fresh Thai basil, turn off the heat, and stir to combine and help basil wilt.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Thai Basil Ground Beef
Serving Size
 
135 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
254
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
11.5
g
18
%
Carbohydrates
 
13
g
4
%
Protein
 
24
g
48
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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