Thai Basil Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb ground beef
    2 teaspoons sesame oil
    3 -4 garlic cloves, minced
    1 small onion, finely diced
    1 bell pepper, finely sliced (or carrot finely sliced)
    1 -2 red chili pepper, sliced (to taste or sub red chili flakes)
    1 cup fresh basil leaf
    1 tablespoon oyster sauce (can sub soy sauce)
    2 tablespoons fish sauce
    1/4 cup chicken stock (or water)
    1 teaspoon sugar
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper (to taste)
    grated carrot, cilantro, lime wedges for garish (optional)
Preparation
    Heat a large frying pan over medium high heat, film with sesame oil and saute onions, bell peppers and chilis until softened, ~3-4 minutes. Remove from pan.
    Cook ground beef with garlic & black pepper, crumbling into small bits until browned and cooked through, ~8-10 minutes. Add vegetables back to pan.
    Stir in chicken stock, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Stir well and cook until reduced a bit, ~2 minutes.
    Fold in basil leaves and stir to combine.
    Serve over rice. Top with grated carrot, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice if you want.

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