Wednesday 10 September 2008

Recipe: Quick Spicy Thai Beef

Looking out the window today it is miserable! On a day like today I feel like something to give me a little kick and nothing does it better than a quick tasty stir fry with a dash of spice or in my case lots of spice!!! Stir fries are often thought of as fiddly but this one is really easy to prepare, quick to cook and tasty!

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 tbsp vegetable oil
200g/ 70z beef strips or steak cut into thin strips
1 red chilli (or more if desired)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 clove garlic (optional) sliced thinly
Handful basil leaves

To Cook:

Heat a wok or large frying pan until smoking hot
Pour in the oil and swirl around
Tip in the beef, chilli and garlic (if using)
Cook, stirring all the time until meat is lightly browned
Then pour over oyster sauce
Cook until heated through and sauce coats meat
Stir in basil leaves

Serve with rice and enjoy!!

Just a quick note regarding rice; I often cook double the amount I need then freeze into portions for another meal! Rice, be it brown or white freezes very well and only takes a couple of minutes in the microwave to defrost! On a night when you feel like something tasty but just don’t have the energy this whole meal can be ready in 10 minutes if you have rice already cooked!

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