Thai Beef with Coconut Milk Rice

By vealam

This is one of the simplest Thai recipes to make at home with no fancy ingredients required! If you're not sure about liking Thai food then this is a good introductory recipe, as long as you're OK with spicy hot food.

Ingredients

• 1 + 1/4 cups jasmine rice
• 1 can (13.5 ounces) coconut milk
• salt
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce or Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 red jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced into 1-inch matchsticks
• 1 pound ground sirloin
• 1 heaping tablespoon minced fresh basil
• lime wedges, for serving

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com

Preparation

Step 1

Add the rice, coconut milk, 3/4 cup water and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Bring it up to a boil then reduce heat to a slow simmer. Put a lid on it and cook about 25 minutes until the water is absorbed.
Meanwhile in a small bowl stir the fish sauce, soy sauce, and sugar together.
Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-low heat and add the oil. Cook the garlic and peppers, stirring often until the peppers are tender.
Add the ground beef and turn the heat up to medium. Break the meat apart as it cooks. Once the meat is completely cooked through turn off the heat and tip the pan so the grease runs to one side. Scoop it out with a spoon and discard.
Turn the heat back up to medium and add the soy sauce mixture and basil. Cook 1 - 2 minutes, stirring well so the soy sauce seasons all the meat.
To serve spoon the meat over the rice with lime wedges on the side (squeeze a little over top as you eat).