Chicken with Mint and Thai Basil

Name: Chicken with Mint and Thai Basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: Serves 2 as a main dish with rice or 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1½ teaspoons sugar; 10 oz (330 g) skinless, boneless chicken breast or chicken thigh, sliced crosswise thinly into ½ in (1.25 cm) wide strips; ½ teaspoon all-purpose cornstarch; ¾ cup (15 g) fresh mint leaves; 2 teaspoons fish sauce (nam pla); Pinch of white pepper; 2 tablespoons high-heat cooking oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 small shallot, thinly sliced; 1 fresh hot red or green chili, preferably Thai (deseeded if you prefer less heat), thinly sliced; ¾ cup (15 g) fresh Thai or italian basil leaves; 2 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced (optional); 2 teaspoons soy sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Serves
2
as a main dish with rice

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Everyday Thai Cooking

By Katie Chin

Published 2013

About

My husband has the green thumb in our family so I love raiding his abundant garden where he’s planted copious amounts of Thai herbs. Unlike Chinese stir-fries which use a lot of ginger, Thais like to use large quantities of aromatic herbs, like mint and basil, to flavor their dishes. Feel free to use Italian basil if you can’t find Thai basil. This dish works great with shrimp, beef, or pork as well.

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Asia
Thailand
Main course
South East Asia

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