Description
A quick and delicious Thai basil beef stir-fry packed with flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef (85-90% lean, if using 85% soak up grease with paper towel)
- 1 tbsp avocado oil or olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp minced ginger (from a jar, or 1 inch of fresh ginger, grated)
- 1 red bell pepper (thinly sliced)
- 1 cup snow peas
- 3 green onions (sliced)
- ⅓ cup coconut aminos (can sub low sodium soy sauce)
- 1½ tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp juice from 1/2 lime
- ½–1 tsp red pepper flakes (depending on heat preference)
- 1 cup fresh thai basil leaves
- 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and cook 4–5 minutes, breaking it apart until browned. Soak up extra grease with a paper towel if necessary.
- Lower to medium low heat. Stir in garlic and ginger and cook 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Add bell pepper, snow peas, and green onions. Cook 4-5 minutes until tender-crisp.
- Whisk together coconut aminos, maple syrup, vinegar, lime juice, and chili flakes.
- Pour into the skillet and cook 1–2 minutes until slightly thickened and glossy.
- Turn off heat and stir in the fresh thai basil until wilted. Serve with rice and a lime wedge!
Notes
- Adjust red pepper flakes based on your heat preference.
- For a vegetarian option, substitute beef with tofu.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stir-fry
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg