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Stir-Fried Chicken with Holy Basil
[Photograph: Luk Thys]
Reprinted with permission from Bangkok Street Food by Tom Vandenberghe and Eva Verplaetse. Copyright © 2010. Published by Lannoo. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
Stir-Fried Chicken with Holy Basil
About This Recipe
| Yield: | serves 2 to 3 |
| Active time: | 15 minutes |
| Total time: | 15 minutes |
| This recipe appears in: | Bangkok Street Food's Stir-Fried Chicken with Holy Basil |
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 8 ounces chicken breast, boned and chopped in small pieces
- 2 big red chiles, chopped finely
- 2 handfuls of holy basil (bai krapao)
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons water or chicken stock
Procedures
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1
Heat the wok on a medium heat. Add oil and garlic, stir-fry for
a few seconds. Turn on the heat and add the chicken. Add chilli
and half of the basil. Stir-fry for 1 minute, add fish sauce, sugar and
water or stock. Turn down the heat on low. Add the rest of the basil,
stir-fry for a few seconds and serve on rice.
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