Spicy Mint Beef (Food network magazine)

By KDCooks

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 to 3 Thai chiles (such as prik kee noo) or serrano chiles, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 1 pound flank steak, very thinly sliced
• 3 medium shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/8-inch-thick slices
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons black soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili paste in soybean oil
• 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh Thai basil leaves (or regular basil)
• 1 cup whole fresh mint leaves
• White rice, for serving

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and chiles and cook until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the steak and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes. Add the shallots and bell pepper and cook 1 minute. Add the fish sauce, sweet soy sauce, black soy sauce and chili paste. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until the meat is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes.

Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the basil and mint until wilted. Serve over rice.

Tip: If you can't find sweet and black soy sauce, use 1/4 cup regular soy sauce mixed with 1/4 cup honey or sugar.