Recipe for cooking bangkok beef with basil

Recipes from Thailand :: Thai Main Dish Meats

1 (1 lb.) top sirloin or flank steak, cut into thin strips
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
2 Tbsp. water or stock
1 Tbsp. rice wine
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 serrano or jalapeno chiles, minced
2 Tbsp. oyster sauce
Pin. of sugar
1 tsp. fish sauce
1 c. canned bamboo shoots, well drained
1 red bell pepper, julienned
1 c. diced fresh tomatoes
3/4 c. fresh Thai basil leaves
Oil for sautéing

Mix water, wine and cornstarch in a zip-type bag, add beef and marinate 10 mins.

Heat oil in wok or large skillet. Stir-fry garlic and chiles until fragrant, then add beef and tomatoes. After 1 or 2 mins., add all other ingredients except basil. Cook 3 to 4 mins. more, then add basil. Stir once more, then serve.

Serve hot over Asian noodles or warm with mixed greens as a salad.