Thai beef in spicy mint sauce

Ingredients:

• 450 g very thinly sliced ​​beef flank steak
• 3 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
• 4 crushed cloves of garlic
• 2 - 3 Thai chili peppers (such as prik keenu) or serrano chili peppers, stemmed and thinly sliced
• 3 shallots, thinly sliced
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced ​​0.3 cm thick
• 1/4 cup fish sauce
• 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons black soy sauce
• 1 tbsp chili paste in soybean oil
• 1.5 cups chopped fresh Thai basil leaves (or regular basil)
• 1 cup whole fresh mint leaves
• White rice for serving

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and chili pepper and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the meat and cook, stirring frequently, for 2 minutes. Add the shallots and bell pepper and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add fish sauce, sweet soy sauce, black soy sauce, and chili paste. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until the meat is cooked through and the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes.
   
   Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the basil and mint until softened. Serve with rice.
   
   If you can't find sweet and dark soy sauce, take 1/4 cup of regular soy sauce and mix it with 1/4 cup of honey or sugar.