Spicy Beef Basil Sandwhich
It’s the weekend and I was out an about in San Francisco playing tourist and hitting Twin Peaks which is a must-stop on every tourist’s list of places to go when visiting San Francisco, CA. Why there? Twin Peaks offer a magnificent view of San Francisco. It is situated almost at the geographical center of the city.
My friends and I used to refer to Twin Peaks in Cambodian as “Phnom Ow-Tronorb” which literally translate to “Bra Mountain” because of the identical hump. 
LOL Okay, minds out of the gutter. Anyways, I left home with short sleeves and the AC in the car blast on med-high. It was pretty toasty. However as soon as we got to the top of the summit it was like we were in North Pole. Luckily we have extra jackets in the car. It was very very cold, windy and foggy up there. A bit hard to get the city view due to the fog that was coming in from the Pacific Ocean. Nevertheless, we managed to take a couple of pictures and headed back down where we took our jackets off and turned the AC back on again. 
When I got back home it was close to dinner time. Didn’t want to get all elaborate on my dishes I decided to whip up something quick. Checked the fridge and saw some beef and immediately thought about combining it with the fresh jalapeños and basil in the garden. Looked to one side and saw some left over French Baguette. Perfect! I put it all together and came up with this extra Spicy Beef Basil Sandwich នុំបុ័ងសាច់គោជីក្រហម. Maybe the new Cambodian Sandwich shop that opened up in New York (Num Pang Sandwich Shop) would consider adding this to their menu? LOL I must be dreaming in broad daylight. The stir-fry is great with steam rice too but I wanted to use the bread before it gets all hard and crusty on me.
Beef Basil Sandwich Ingredients
Ingredients
½ lb beef, thinly sliced
5 jalapeños, thinly sliced
2 shallots, thinly sliced
1/4 onion, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
a handful of basil leaves
1 foot long french baguette
Marinade
½ tablespoon sugar
½ tablespoon oyster sauce
½ tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon sesame seed oil
Method:
First marinade beef and set aside. In the meantime prepare all the other ingredients.
Heat up a non-stick pan and throw in the slice shallots and onions. Turn the heat down to medium and saute them until soft and caramalized. Remove and set aside.
Turn the heat back up and return the pan add garlic and cook until brown then toss in the beef. Cook for 2-3 minutes and add slice jalapeños. Once the jalapeños softens add basil and turn off the heat. Mix in the basil until it starts to wilt.
Cut bread lengthwise and remove (hollow-out) some of the bread. This will make room for the stuffing. You can also toast the bread briefly for that extra warm crunch. Add stir-fry beef basil and some caramelized shallots and onion. Then top it off with the other half of the bread. The sandwich is now ready. To serve you can either cut it in half or quarter them.
oh that looks good! gotta try that. it’s like the cambodian philly cheese steak w/o the cheese. lol.
Philly Cheese Steak was in mind too but I don’t have cheese. It’s hardly ever in my fridge. LOL Bread is like rice, it goes well with many things.
Its like eating larb inside a bread.
Not really like Larb but it’s more close to stir fry basil and beef because everything is cooked as a stir fry and no vinegrette was use like you would do when making Larb.
This is my new favorite recipe! I love this! By the way, there is no need for cheese. When the beef liquid soaks up on the bread, it gets soggy and it tastes like melted cheese! No joke!