Thai Basil Beef with Fried Rice - Quick and Easy Meal Prep Recipe

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade soy sauce blend

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Homemade blend can reduce sodium while maintaining flavor.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, while pork can be less expensive.

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce offers a similar umami flavor.

basil leaves

🥗Healthier: spinach

💰Cheaper: cilantro

Spinach offers a similar texture, while cilantro is often cheaper.

Trim off all the fat from the Porter House beef and slice it into long thin strips.

Finely chop half of a brown onion and thinly slice the other half.

Thinly slice garlic and divide it between the two piles of onions.

Finely chop a red chili, leaving the seeds in for extra kick.

Thinly slice a red capsicum and a green capsicum, then dice the green capsicum into small pieces.

Crack an egg into a bowl and beat it until light and fluffy for the fried rice.

In a non-stick frying pan, cook diced bacon until started, then add chopped onion, sliced garlic, and chili; sauté until onions are soft and translucent, and garlic is golden.

Add diced green capsicum and sauté until softened and blended with other ingredients.

Push all ingredients to one side of the pan and pour the beaten egg into the empty side; let it cook for a moment before scrambling it and mixing it with the other ingredients.

Add cooked rice to the pan, stirring thoroughly to mix with other ingredients; cook until heated through, stirring to prevent sticking.

Add soy sauce, fish sauce, and a sprinkle of sugar; stir everything together until evenly distributed.

In a hot frying pan, add the beef strips in a single layer and cook undisturbed for 1-2 minutes to sear and caramelize.

Flip the beef strips and cook for another 1-2 minutes until browned and cooked to medium rare to medium well.

Remove the beef and set aside, then add sliced onion, chili, garlic, and red capsicum to the pan with the rendered beef oil; sauté until softened.

Return the beef strips to the pan and stir everything together.

Add oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, beef stock, and basil; stir to combine.

Serve the fried rice topped with the Thai basil beef and a sprinkling of green onions.

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