Spicy Basil Chicken

• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1/4 cup minced shallots
• 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
• 6 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons lower-sodium soy sauce
• 1 1/4 teaspoons chile paste with garlic (such as sambal oelek)
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sliced basil leaves

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add shallots and garlic to pan; cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add chicken to pan; cook 13 minutes or until chicken is done. Combine fish sauce and the next 6 ingredients (through salt) in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add fish sauce mixture to pan, and cook for 1 minute or until mixture thickens, stirring to coat chicken. Remove from heat. Stir in basil.

canola oil, shallots, garlic, skinless, fish sauce, sugar, lower, chile paste, water, cornstarch, salt, basil

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-basil-chicken (may not work)