Today we’re going to make Thai Basil Beef. With only 6 ingredients and about 30 minutes to make 4 servings, it’s a simple, spicy addition to your meal prep repertoire.
I’m trying to help make it easier for you to eat healthy. You CAN stick to a diet, and if you use these recipes and the meal-prep method, you’ll always have something good to eat, good tasting and good for you, just a few minutes from hot and ready.
Spicy food is my thing, but any of these recipes, you can adjust the spice to your own liking.
I’ve always liked thai food, ever since I visited Thailand years ago. My experience is that Thailand is a great country, and they really like their food and their food is very good. This is one of my favorite recipes, Thai Basil Beef.
Here’s what you’ll need:
1 lb stir fry beef, or slice up a cut of your choice into cubes.
1 crown broccoli
1 red bell pepper
2 Serrano peppers
2 tbsp basil leaves, preferably fresh.
2 tbsp oyster sauce
Oyster sauce is kind of a weird sounding thing, you’ll find it in the Asian section of your grocery store. I was thinking it wasn’t that healthy, but it’s actually not bad for a processed food. It’s only 25 calories per tbsp, you’ll need 2 for this recipe. A couple of the ingredients are not that great. “Modified Corn starch”, basically a kind of sugar. And artificial color. It also claims to contain what is called “oyster juice” which … well…
Heat up some oil in a large frying pan. Having a large pan is useful because, obviously, you can cook more at a time, which fits in with our meal prep method of cooking. But if you only have a small one, you can still cook many meals at once, just 1/2 this recipe and cook 2 servings, then cook 2 more, etc. When I’m using a higher temperature I use peanut oil rather than extra virgin olive oil because it has a higher smoke point. You want the oil to be as hot as possible without smoking.
Put in your beef and Serrano pepper, if you’re using dried basil leaves, sprinkle some generously on the beef. When beef is cooked the way you like it (about 10 minutes), add in the vegetables, and oyster sauce. Continue stirring until the sauce has covered everything and the vegetables are cooked to taste, about 7 minutes.
Makes 4 servings, and you can freeze it of course, and microwave for 2-3 minutes when you’re ready to eat. About 460 calories. I usually eat it by itself, but you can add rice and/or soy sauce if you like. With a cup of brown rice it’s 620 calories. This meal is packed with vitamins in those richly colored veggies, and has plenty of protein as well.
If you’d like to see me making this dish, go on over to the YouTube channel, http://RunningAFEVER.com/YouTube. I would love to hear if you made this and how it came out. And if you have your own healthy, tasty recipes, please share them with me. mail@runningafever.com. Keep the fever and I’ll talk to you next time.
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