Chicken and Pepper Stir Fry With Basil

Submitted by ThatSouthernBelle

"From nookandpantry.blogspot.com"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb chicken thighs (into strips or slivers) or 1 lb chicken breast, sliced (into strips or slivers)
• 1 large red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 -3 Thai red chili peppers or 1 -3 jalapeno, seeds removed and thinly sliced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves (sweet or Thai varieties are both okay)
• 1 tablespoon high oleic safflower oil, for stir frying
• fresh lime juice (optional)

directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of high oleic safflower oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat and add the shallots.
2. Cook the shallots until they are translucent and soft, about 3 minutes.
3. Turn the heat up to medium high and add the chicken, bell peppers, grated ginger, minced garlic, ground pepper, and sliced chilies.
4. Continue to stir fry until the chicken is nearly cooked through, about 2 minutes, then add the sauce.
5. Cook for another minute and the sauce will thicken. Add more soy sauce or salt if you need to.
6. Stir in the fresh basil at the end.
7. Squeeze a little lime juice on top if you have some limes on hand.

Reviews

[dogsandwoods]

Even though I changed it, this is still a 5 star recipe. As my fish sauce was missing in action, I added about a teaspoon of five spice powder. Rather than using regular basil, I used cinnamon basil. This really turned out well. Thank you for posting!