Thai Minced Beef and Basil with Fried Egg

Minced Beef and Basil with Fried Egg

This is the simplest, most satisfying and easy lunch you can make for yourself. Connie and I give it a 3 thumbs up for flavor and simplicity. In earlier versions, I cooked this dish with a number of extra ingredients like sweet onion and diced carrots, but today, I wanted to make it as authentic as the ones they serve in Bangkok. So thanks to a Thai website I have recreated this dish, along with its most appropriate accompaniment - which is an over easy fried egg. I highly recommend this dish, give it a shot.

Level: Easy

Time: 15mins

Tips: Use seasoning to your own taste for saltiness and spice.

Servings: 2

Ingredients

1. 0.3lbs minced beef 

2. 2 full handfuls of fresh basil leaves

3. 2 fresno peppers (sliced very thinly)

4. 5 (quick) dashes of fish sauce (probably equivalent to 3-4 tbsp)

5. 2 (quick) dashes of soy sauce (approx 1 tbsp)

6. 2 eggs

7. 4 tbsp olive oil

8. 5 cloves garlic (minced)

9. 1 tbsp sugar

Preparation

1. Heat pan, add olive oil. Fry egg over easy. I love crispy edges on my fried eggs - it adds a nice crunch to the meal.

2. Using the same pan, fry the minced garlic and sliced fresno pepper for 1-2mins.

3. Add the minced beef. Stirfry for 2mins.

4. Add the fish sauce and soy sauce

5. Add the sugar - and continue to strifry until ingredients cook. 

6. Use your spatula to break the beef so that it is not clumpy.

7. Add the basil leaves and cook for another minute.

8. Adjust the seasoning according to your liking. This dish is meant to be a bit salty, but don't be worried because it will not be overly salty when you eat it with rice.

9. Serve on a plate with steamed rice and the fried egg. Enjoy!

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