Low Carb Thai Basil Beef

This Thai basil beef recipe (also known as Pad Gra Prow) is a delicious blend of Asian flavors! Low carb, keto, and sugar free recipe.

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This recipe was created because our neighbors had an excess of Thai basil and asked if I wanted it. Now here in the Midwest we've only just got proper spring, so I was wondering how he had excess herbs. Turned out they had been trying out a AeroGarden and they love it! Definitely something I will look into!

Thai food is well known for its flavor combination of salty, sweet, and sour - but if you add the aniseed notes of Thai basil to all that - it gets even better! I've used ground beef for this recipe, but you could definitely use ground pork, chicken, or turkey if you prefer.

How to Make Low Carb Thai Basil Beef

Heat some oil in a large skillet and brown off the beef. Drain off most of the excess fat. Add the red pepper, minced garlic, and onion powder. If you want to know how many carbs in red bell pepper - it's only 3.3g net carbs for the whole pepper! It adds color and flavor too - perfect for this recipe!

Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the pepper has softened. Mix together some fish sauce, soy sauce (or tamari), low carb sweetener, and lime juice. *Sweetener is always optional in a savory dish, but I think just a little sweetener makes the balance of flavors really work in this recipe. I highly recommend a brown low carb sweetener like Swerve. Also, if you don't have any fish sauce (nam pla), then you could substitute with extra soy sauce. It wouldn't be quite the same - but good enough!

Add the sauce to the pan, warm through, and at the last minute add the basil leaves. Serve, garnished with sliced green onions and more basil.

Try serving this dish with cauliflower rice or shirataki rice!

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Low Carb Thai Basil Beef

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This Thai basil beef recipe is a delicious blend of Asian flavors! Low carb, keto, and sugar free recipe.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Makes: 2 Servings

Net Carbs: 4.5

Calories: 668

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

 

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• 1 tbs oil
• 1 lb ground beef
• ½ red bell pepper thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic or garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tbs fish sauce
• 1 tbs lime juice
• 1 tbs soy sauce or tamari
• 1 tbs low carb sweetener eg brown Swerve
• ¼ cup fresh Thai basil leaves
• 2 green onions sliced

Equipment

• Swerve Sweetener, Brown Bundle, 12 oz pack of 2
• Lucky Brand Thai Fish Sauce 

Step-by-Step Instructions

 

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1. Heat the oil in a large skillet and brown off the beef. Drain off most of the excess fat.
2. Add the red pepper, garlic, and onion powder. Cook for another 2-3 minutes or until the pepper has softened.
3. Mix together the fish sauce, soy sauce, sweetener, and lime juice.
4. Add the sauce to the pan, warm through, and at the last minute add the basil leaves. Serve, garnished with sliced green onions and more basil.

Nutrition

Calories: 668kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 41gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 25gTrans Fat: 2.7gCholesterol: 161mgSodium: 1299mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 4gNet Carbs: 4.5g

Notes

4.5g net carbs per serving

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Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is my best approximation. Net carbs are calculated as the total grams carbs minus the total grams of fiber.