Spicy Beef with Peanuts & Chiles

Ingredients

• ¼ tsp. kosher salt; more to taste
• 3 Tbs. chopped fresh basil
• ¹/₃ cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 Thai or serrano chiles, stemmed and coarsely chopped (don’t seed)
• 2 large shallots, coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup salted peanuts
• 2 Tbs. soy sauce
• + 5 more ingredients
• • 1 lb. flank steak, thinly sliced on the diagonal against the grain
  • 2 Tbs. fresh lime juice
  • 1 Tbs. light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. fish sauce
  • 3 Tbs. canola or peanut oil

Toss the steak with 1 Tbs. of the soy sauce, 1 tsp. of the fish sauce, and the salt. Combine the remaining 1 Tbs. soy sauce and 1 tsp. fish sauce with 1 Tbs. of the lime juice and the brown sugar and set aside. Pulse the peanuts, shallots, and chiles in a food processor until finely chopped. Tra...

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