Thai Basil Beef

Serves:

Ingredients:

4 tb Peanut oil
3 Gloves garlic, peeled and
-finely chopped
3 Jalapeno peppers, seeded and
-sliced (yes, really 3!)
1 lg Green bell pepper, thinly
-sliced.
1 lb Beef steak, thinly sliced
-across the grain
2 tb Thai fish sauce (nam pla or
-nuoc mam, available in
-oriental markets)
1 tb Soy sauce
1 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Ground white pepper
1/2 c Chopped fresh basil *

Method:

* (1 Tbl dried basil is a weak substitute, but will work) Heat wok and add the oil and garlic.
Chow for a very brief moment.
Then add the peppers, chow for a few minutes.
Next add meat.
Chow again for just a couple of minutes so that the meat sears to medium rare.
Quickly add the remaining ingredients and toss for a moment.
Serve with thin noodles or rice.
2 generous serving.
Adapted from "The Frugal Gourmet on our Immigrant Ancestors" by Jeff Smith.
Courtesy of Dale & Gail Shipp, Columbia Md.