K-Jon's Spicy Basil Chicken
- 2 -3 tablespoons peanut oil, can sub any oil, for stir-frying
- 10 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 12 cup sliced onion
- 1 lb boneless chicken thighs (chopped fine or course ground)
- 4 -6 serrano peppers (to taste) or 4 -6 jalapenos, cut into very thin rounds with seeds (to taste)
- 12-1 lime, zested with juice
- 2 -3 teaspoons sweet soy sauce (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce (to taste)
- 1 cup fresh basil, whole fresh leaves and flower buds
- 1 cup bean sprouts (optional)
- rice
- 1.)
- Prepare the ingredients as instructed.
- Leave the fresh basil leaves whole (no hard stems) the flower buds may also be used.
- 2.)
- Heat a wok until very hot.
- Swirl in the oil to coat the wok surface.
- Wait a few seconds for the oil to heat, then stir in the garlic, 20 seconds,followed with onion.
- Stir 20 seconds before adding the chicken.
- 3.)
- Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes, or until most of the chicken has changed color on the outside.
- 4.)
- Toss in the chillies, lime zest with juice.
- 5.)
- Sprinkle sweet soy sauce over the mixture and stir-fry for another 15 to 20 seconds.
- 6.)
- Season to taste with fish sauce, then stir in the fresh basil.
- Toss well.
- Stir-fry another 1/2 to 1 minute, or until the basil is wilted and the chicken cooked through.
- 7.)
- Stir and transfer to a serving dish, or spoon directly over individual plates of plain steamed rice.
- Serves 6 to 8 with other dishes in a shared family-style meal.
peanut oil, garlic, onion, chicken, serrano peppers, lime, sweet soy sauce, fish sauce, fresh basil, bean sprouts, rice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/k-jons-spicy-basil-chicken-464032 (may not work)