Beef and basil stir-fry with peanut sauce

A simple beef dish with a spicy peanut sauce giving it subtle Asian flavours.

Ingredients

2 Tbsp	Vegetable oil
600 g	Beef steaks, thinly sliced (Main)
3	Garlic cloves, crushed
300 g	Green beans
1 Tbsp	Soy sauce
1 cup	Basil leaves

Peanut sauce

1 cup	Peanut butter
2 cm	Fresh ginger, finely grated
3 Tbsp	Soy sauce
2 Tbsp	Tomato paste
1 tsp	Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp	Ground chilli
1 cup	Water

Directions

1. To make the peanut sauce, mix peanut butter, ginger, soy sauce, tomato paste, cinnamon and chilli together in a saucepan over a medium heat. Slowly stir in water, simmering until a smooth, sauce consistency is reached.
2. Heat a wok or heavy-based frying pan over high heat. Add oil and stir-fry beef in two batches until browned. Remove to one side.
3. Add garlic and beans to the pan and stir-fry, tossing well until beans are lightly browned.
4. Return beef to the pan, add soy sauce and toss to combine and heat through. Serve in to bowls, scatter with torn basil leaves and spoon over peanut sauce.
5. This peanut sauce can be served with a stir-fry, as a dip with vegetable sticks, or with barbecue kebabs.