Thai Chicken with Basil

Name: Thai Chicken with Basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 bird’s-eye chilies, sliced; 2 tablespoons fresh green peppercorns (optional); 10 oz (300 g) fresh chicken meat, cut into thin strips; 4 oz (120 g) baby corn; 8 dried black Chinese mushrooms, soaked in warm water for 20 minutes, stems discarded and caps sliced; 8 dried black Chinese mushrooms, soaked in warm water for 20 minutes, stems discarded and caps sliced; ⅔ cup (4 oz/100 g) green beans, tops and tails removed, cut into lengths; 1¼ cups (4 oz/125 g) cauliflower florets; 2 red finger-length chilies, thinly sliced diagonally; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon sugar; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup (125 ml) chicken stock; 2 sprigs Thai basil leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Wok Cooking Made Easy

By Nongkran Daks

Published 2007

About

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 bird’s-eye

Asia
Thailand
Main course
South East Asia

Method

Heat the oil in a wok or skillet over high heat. Add the garlic, bird’s-eye chilies and green peppercorns. Stir-fry until the garlic turns golden brown and fragrant.
Add the chicken, baby corn, mushrooms, green beans, cauliflower and chilies, and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are tender. Then season with the fish sa