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Chicken with Chilies & Basil

July 13th, 2010

This is not only a great-tasting dish; if you serve it over brown rice it’s healthy, too!

Ingredients:

1 lb boneless/skinless chicken breasts
2 serrano chilies (or Thai bird chilies)*
3 cloves of garlic*
1 tsp soy sauce
2 cups loosely packed, fresh basil
1 Tbls fish sauce
½ Tbsp peanut oil (or canola oil)
½ Tbls red-chili paste
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp fresh-cracked pepper

Directions:

• Finely chop garlic and chilies; using the side of your knife press them together to make a paste.
• Pre-heat a wok or sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add the oil and the paste you’ve just made. Cook 2-3 minutes, being careful not to burn the garlic.
• Chop chicken into bite-sized pieces and add them to the pan, cooking until lightly browned (~3-4 minutes). Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, chili paste and sugar. Continue cooking until the chicken is done all the way through (~3-4 more minutes).
• Add the pepper and basil, and cook until basil is just wilted (~2 minutes). Serve immediately.

*To cut down on time/work, you can also substitute garlic-chili paste for the fresh chilies & garlic.

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