Weeknight Basil Beef Stir-Fry
One-pan stir-fry that's perfect for a weeknight dinner. Full of vegetables and ginger and onion aromatics tossed together with minced beef all mixed together with a simple 4 ingredient stir-fry sauce and quick cooking noodles. Top it off with loads of fresh spring onions and basil for a burst of fragrance.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb minced beef
- 2 TBS olive oil
- 1 medium white onion roughly chopped
- 1 TBS ginger thinly sliced
- 1 TBS ginger garlic and chili paste, substitute bird's eye chilies + minced garlic
- 1 cup broccoli cut into florets + stem
- 1/2 cup sweet peppers or bell pepper julienned
- 4 spring onions finely diced
- 1 TBS brown sugar
- 1 TBS oyster sauce
- 2 TBS soy sauce
- 1 TBS dark soy sauce
- fresh basil to serve
Instructions
- To make the stir-fry sauce, mix together the brown sugar, oyster sauce and both soy sauces. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Once the water is boiling cook the noodles according to package directions.
- Heat oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the ginger cooking for a few seconds. Add the minced beef and stir-fry breaking apart as it cooks for 4 minutes. When half the meat is browned but still pink, add the onions and continue to stir and cook until softened. Mix in the vegetables and continue to stir-fry on high until they begin to brown and crisp a little.
- Once the noodles are cooked, pull them out of the water and toss them directly into the stir-fry. If your noodles are done well before you are ready to add them in with the meat and vegetables, you can drain them and set them aside.
- Once the noodles are in the stir-fry, pour the sauce overtop and toss to combine. Remove from the heat and top each bowl with fresh basil and spring onions. Enjoy!