Stir-Fried Kaffir Lime Chicken
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon palm sugar or 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 1 lime, juice of
- 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 1 1⁄4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
- 1 large eggplant, cut into small bite-sized pieces
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 mildly hot long red chile, seeded and thinly sliced into rounds
- 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
- salt
- purple basil leaves
directions
- In a small bowl, mix the fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce, and lime juice; set aside.
- Heat a wok until hot; add half of the oil, then add the chicken; stir-fry until golden and cooked through, 3-4 minutes; remove from the wok using a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels and set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in the wok; toss in the eggplant; stir-fry until golden and tender,5-6 minutes; remove from wok, drain on paper towels and set aside.
- Add garlic, chili, and lime leaves to the wok; stir-fry 30 seconds, then return the chicken and eggplant to the wok, followed by the fish sauce mixture.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until the sauce has reduced and thickened.
- Season to taste with salt and serve topped with basil leaves.
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