Thai Basil Beef, or Pad Gra Prow, is an easy, delicious dish of stir-fried beef and thai basil. Thai Basil Beef over white rice is a perfect 15-minute meal.
Recipe by Sarah on June 20, 2015
Prep time: PT10M
Cook time: PT5M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
4.84 stars (89 reviews)
Keywords
thai basil beef
Ingredients
2 tablespoons oil
12 oz. beef ((340g, sliced thinly against the grain and mixed with 1 teaspoon oil and 2 teaspoons cornstarch))
5 cloves garlic ((chopped))
½ of a red bell pepper ((sliced thinly))
1 small onion ((thinly sliced))
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon fish sauce
½ teaspoon sugar
1 cup thai basil leaves ((packed))
cilantro ((to garnish))
Categories
Beef
Cuisine
Thai
Steps
Heat your wok over high heat, and add the oil. Sear the beef until just browned, remove from the wok, and set aside.
Add the garlic and red pepper to the wok and stir-fry for about 20 seconds. Add the onions and stir-fry until browned and slightly caramelized.
Toss the beef back in, along with the soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar. Stir-fry for another few seconds, and then fold in the Thai basil until it’s just wilted. Serve with jasmine rice, and garnish with cilantro.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 307 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 16 g
Fat: 24 g
Saturated Fat: 7 g
Cholesterol: 60 mg
Sodium: 705 mg
Sugar: 3 g
Reviews
Tony L on 2026-01-21 (5 stars): I made this and then added it to a Pad See Ew. I was trying to copy a dish from a local Thai restaurant. This was fantastic! Thank you for the great recipes.
Helen on 2025-12-01 (5 stars): Just tried the velveting method for the first time, the beef was awesome tender, probably the best meal I have ever cooked. Thank you
Bill on 2025-11-16 (5 stars): Have made this recipe several times🍻🍻it’s fantastic with VERY thinly sliced NY Strip or thinly sliced Rib Eye. This is a regular dish at my house
Hayden on 2025-05-04 (5 stars): If I were to use chicken instead of beef would you do anything different?
Cristina D on 2025-04-15 (5 stars): I made it tonight and added siced jalapeño peppers. Like it a little spicy, it tasted great!
Iheartcumbia on 2025-04-13 (5 stars): How not “authentic”? You might be surprised to know that not everyone from cultures known for spicy food (Thailand, Mexico, Vietnam, Peru, Sichuan, India, etc) can actually tolerate spice. It’s quite simple to add various chiles to a dish to increase spice or “heat”.
Julie on 2024-11-13 (5 stars): I made this tonight. First time. Used ALDIs sliced ribeye (sliced into strips) increased sauce by 25%. Everyone gave big thumbs up. Even though my Thai basil was droopy from late autumn temps, I couldn’t let it go to waste. So good!!!
Leslie on 2024-08-10 (5 stars): I really like this recipe. It's super easy and very tasty. I am curious about the soy sauce. The choices in my grocery stores are the "regular" soy sauce and the "light" version. I used the regular in this recipe (so 3 tsp for the 4 person recipe) and found it a bit too salty. Next time I will use 2 tsp light and 1 tsp regular soy sauce.
