Ingredients
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- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated or minced
- 1 pound lean ground beef (preferably grass-fed)
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1-2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce (depending how sweet you like it)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili garlic sauce
- 1 tablespoon mint, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon purple basil, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- lime wedges, for garnish
- chopped peanuts, for garnish
- steamed jasmine rice, for serving
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large, non-stick pan over moderate heat. Add garlic, onion and ginger and sauté for a few minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions start to soften. Add beef and break it up in the pan with whatever utensil you're using to stir. Cook until golden brown all over, making sure to stir it and break the beef up into small bits.
- Add lime juice, fish sauce, sweet chili sauce and chili garlic sauce and stir to combine. Let this heat through for a couple of minutes and remove from heat. Stir in chopped herbs.
- To serve, put a pile of rice on each plate. Top with beef mixture, sprinkle with peanuts and lime wedges. Enjoy!