Spicy Mint Beef - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetables or 3 tablespoons canola oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 Thai chiles, such as prik kee noo or 3 serrano chilies, stemmed and thinly sliced*
1 lb flank steak, very thinly sliced
3 shallots, thinly sliced
1 red bell pepper, stemmed, cored, seeded and cut into 1/8-inch thick slices
1/4 cup fish, sauce*
2 tablespoons soy sauce, sweet*
2 tablespoons black soy, sauce*
1 tablespoon chili paste, in soy bean oil*
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh Thai basil, leaves*
1 cup whole fresh mint leaves

Preparation

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and chiles and cook until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Add the steak and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add the shallots and bell pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add the fish sauce, sweet soy sauce, black soy sauce and chili paste. Bring the mixture to a low simmer and cook, stirring frequently until the meat is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the basil and mint until wilted. Transfer to a serving dish and serve over steamed white rice.