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Weeknight Spicy Thai Basil Stir-fry

Name: Weeknight Spicy Thai Basil Stir-fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves, peeled; 2 birds’ eye chillies; 2 large mild red chillies, roughly chopped; 4 tbsp oyster sauce; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 500g(1 lb)mince meat(e.g. beef, pork, chicken or turkey mince); 2 large zucchinis, cut into bite-sized chunks; 1 cup basil leaves (e.g. Italian basil or Thai basil or a mix of both); steamed rice to serve(clickhereto see my recipe for how to cook rice)

Prep Time

10m

Cook Time

10m

Total Time

20m

This Weeknight Spicy Thai Basil Stir-Fry is a quick and flavorful dish with minced meat, zucchinis, and a spicy basil sauce. The dish is easy to make with simple ingredients like garlic, chillies, oyster sauce, and fish sauce. Serve it over steamed rice for a satisfying meal.

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Servings: 4

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4 garlic cloves, peeled

2 birds’ eye chillies

2 large mild red chillies, roughly chopped

2 tbsp vegetable oil

500g(1 lb)mince meat(e.g. beef, pork, chicken or turkey mince)

2 large zucchinis, cut into bite-sized chunks

1 cup basil leaves (e.g. Italian basil or Thai basil or a mix of both)

steamed rice to serve(clickhereto see my recipe for how to cook rice)

Use a mortar and pestle to pound the garlic and chillies to a rough paste.

To make the stir-fry sauce, mix together the oyster sauce, fish sauce and sugar.

Heat the oil in wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the paste and cook for half a minute. Then add the mince meat and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until just cooked. Add the zucchini and the stir-fry sauce. Stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes. Toss through the basil. Remove from heat and serve with the rice.

Weeknight Spicy Thai Basil Stir-fry

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Weeknight Spicy Thai Basil Stir-fry

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Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

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