Name: Stir-fried beef with red chilli and egg
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 4 eggs; 4 small bird’s eye chillies, finely chopped, plus extra, thinly sliced, to serve; 4 clove garlic, finely chopped; 350 gram beef mince; 2 tablespoon fish sauce*; 1 1/2 tablespoon kecap manis*; 1 1/2 cup thai basil; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; steamed jasmine rice, bean sprouts, thinly sliced spring onion and torn coriander, to serve

Stir-fried beef with red chilli and egg

Dinner is all-too easy with this stir-fried beef with red chilli and egg recipe, which is ready in a snappy 20 minutes. With the delicious flavours of chilli, fish sauce and kecap manis, this will become a staple family meal.

Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

4 small bird’s eye chillies, finely chopped, plus extra, thinly sliced, to serve

4 clove garlic, finely chopped

350 gram beef mince

2 tablespoon fish sauce*

1 1/2 tablespoon kecap manis*

1 1/2 cup thai basil

1 teaspoon sesame oil

steamed jasmine rice, bean sprouts, thinly sliced spring onion and torn coriander, to serve

Method

1.Heat 4 Tbsp oil in a large wok over high heat, reduce heat to medium and fry eggs one at a time, spooning some of the hot oil on top to cook the yolks evenly. Carefully transfer eggs to a warmed plate lined with paper towels, discard oil and wipe out wok.

2.Heat 4 Tbsp oil in a large wok over high heat, reduce heat to medium and fry eggs one at a time, spooning some of the hot oil on top to cook the yolks evenly. Carefully transfer eggs to a warmed plate lined with paper towels, discard oil and wipe out wok.

3.Add fish sauce, kecap manis and 1 Tbsp water, toss to combine, then add half the Thai basil; toss to combine. Drizzle with sesame oil.

4.Serve stir-fried beef on steamed rice and top with a fried egg, and scattered with extra chilli, bean sprouts, spring onion, coriander and remaining basil.