Thai Chicken with Basil

Submitted by Joanie Grow

"Thai chicken is an all time favorite with everyone."

 

• Ready In: 18mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 by 2 inch pieces (about 4)
• 2 tablespoons asian fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc mam)
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 large onion, cut into thin slices
• 3 fresh red chilies, seeds and ribs removed,cut into thin slices or 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 1⁄2 cups lightly packed basil leaves

directions

1. n a medium bowl, combine the chicken with the fish sauce, soy sauce, water, and sugar.
2. In a large nonstick frying pan or a wok, heat the oil over moderately high heat.
3. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the chilies and garlic; cook, stirring, 30 seconds longer.
5. Remove the chicken from the marinade with a slotted spoon and add it to the hot pan.
6. Cook until almost done, stirring, about 3 minutes.
7. Add the marinade and cook 30 seconds longer.
8. Remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup of the basil.
9. Serve topped with the remaining 1/2 cup basil.

Reviews

[Jetsmom]

Lovely. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Goody2shz]

This was good. Next time I think I would add more garlic, more chilies (I used crushed red pepper), and a touch more fish sauce. The raw chicken basically soaked up all the marinade but after it cooked in the skillet for a while, it released all the liquid, so I drained it then in order to brown the chicken a little, and added it back along with the basil once the chicken was browned. Very tasty!

 

[NovaM]

Very tasty and quick to put together. A winner for my family.

 

[Renegade Chef]

Very easy, great way to use up basil. I added mushrooms and green peppers and used sesame oil.

 

[BurtonFanatic]

I'm not sure if what went wrong here. I get a dish very similar to this when I got out for Thai and I love it. This was so salty that I couldn't even eat it. Sorry for such a low mark. Thanks for the post.