Thai Basil Beef

• Gluten free
• Paleo

• Meat

  • 2 Birds eye chilies
  • 1 lb Ground beef

• Produce

  • 1 cup Basil
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 2 Green onions
  • 1 Lime, juice and zest
  • 2 Shallots

• Condiments

  • 2 tbsp Fish sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tbsp Palm sugar
  • 1 Red pepper

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 shallots, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 birds eye chilies, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce (or soy sauce or tamari)
• 1 tablespoon palm sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 lime, juice and zest
• 1 cup basil (preferably Thai basil)
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Directions

• Cook the ground beef and shallots in a large pan over medium-high heat until the meat is cooked, about 10 minutes.
• Add the red pepper, garlic and chilies and cook until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the fish sauce, sugar, lime and basil and cook until the basil just starts to wilt, about a minute. (Taste test and adjust to make sure that the balance of salty, sweet and sour is just the way you like it!)
• Enjoy garnished with green onions!

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