Spicy Beef with Peanuts & Chiles

As seductive as picking up the telephone and ordering in on a busy weeknight may be, you can throw together a stir-fry quicker than it takes a delivery person to get to your door. Even better, this dish is just as good as—or even better than—anything you'll find in a to-go carton. If you don't have a stir-fry pan, use a heavy skillet with a large surface area for the ingredients sear properly.

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...
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Ingredients:

• 2 tsp. fish sauce
• 1 Tbs. light brown sugar
• 2 Tbs. fresh lime juice
• 1 lb. flank steak, thinly sliced on the diagonal against the grain
• 2 Tbs. soy sauce
• 1/4 cup salted peanuts
• 2 large shallots, coarsely chopped
• 2 Thai or serrano chiles, stemmed and coarsely chopped (don’t seed)
• 3 Tbs. canola or peanut oil
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 Tbs. chopped fresh basil
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt; more to taste