Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil and Chilli

Name: Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil and Chilli
Yield: Serves Four to Six
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 45 ml/3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2-4 fresh red chillies, seeded and finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 45 ml/3 tbsp Thai fish sauce; 450 g/1 lb skinless boneless chicken breast portions, cut into bitesize pieces; 5 ml/1 tsp granulated sugar; 10 ml/2 tsp dark soy sauce; 2 fresh red chillies, seeded and finely chopped, and about 20 deep-fried Thai basil leaves, to garnish; 10-12 fresh Thai basil leaves

Preparation info

Serves
Four to Six

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

This quick and easy chicken dish is an excellent introduction to Thai cuisine. Thai basil, which is sometimes known as holy basil, has a unique, pungent flavour that is both spicy and sharp. Deep-frying the leaves adds another dimension to this dish.

Ingredients

45 ml/3 tbsp vegetable oil
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

Asia
Thailand
Main course
South East Asia

Method

Heat the oil in a wok or large, heavy frying pan. Add the garlic and chillies and stir-fry over a medium heat for 1-2 minutes until the garlic is golden. Take care not to let the garlic burn, otherwise it will taste bitter.
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