Thai Basil Chicken Recipe

This Thai basil chicken recipe is one of the most popular Thai street food
dishes. The chicken is stir-fried with Thai holy basil and served on top of rice
with a fried egg on the side.

Servings: 2

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Prep Time
20 minutes

Cook Time
10 minutes

Course:

Main Course

Cuisine:

Thai

Keywords:

chicken Thai basil stir-fry

Instructions

1 First cook the rice following the directions on the bag and fry the eggs in 2
tablespoons of vegetable oil. Set the eggs aside for later.
2 Rinse the chicken breast in cold water and pat dry with some paper towel. Then
chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
3 Rinse and peel the cloves of garlic and flatten them with the side of a knife.
Remove the stems from the Thai chilli peppers. Then mince both the garlic and
the chillies together. Alternatively, you can use a mortar and pestle to do this
if you have one. This will help bring out the flavours when frying them in oil.
4 Rinse off your holy basil leaves in cold water and set them aside to dry off.
Make sure to remove the stems from the leaves.
5 Now it’s time to start cooking! Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pan or
wok over high heat. When the oil is hot, add in the minced chillies and garlic.
Stir-fry them for 20 seconds or until they become fragrant.
6 Then add in your chicken and stir constantly. Continue stirring and frying them
until the chicken is completely cooked through. If you find that the chicken has
become dry, add in a tiny splash of water.
7 After, add in the oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar and dark sweet soy sauce.
Stir until the sauces and chicken are mixed well.
8 Grab your basil and toss it into the pan and fold it into the chicken. Then
immediately turn off and remove the pan from the heat. The holy basil needs to
only cook for around 5 seconds. Cooking the basil for too long will make it lose
some of its flavours and become chewy. It will continue to wilt and its flavour
will mix with the chicken with the existing heat.
9 Scoop a portion of rice onto each plate and place one egg on top. Split the Thai
basil chicken between the two plates and garnish with a couple of basil leaves.
Ready to serve. Enjoy!

Thai Basil Chicken Recipe

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