I found some fresh Thai basil at the Asian store the other day and decided to make a Thai dish out of it. This recipe is one of the favorite dishes of the Thai people. You can substitute the chicken with pork, beef, squid, shrimp, seafood or anything you like. Simple to prepare, it is a quick one-dish meal. The addition of fresh chilies makes the dish spicy, but you may adjust the recipe to taste by adding fewer chilies.Ingredients :
1 pound chicken - cut into bite size pieces
3 garlic cloves, chopped fine
1 yellow pepper - cut in chunks
1" of ginger - slice thinly
3 small fresh green Thai Bird chilies or any kind of chilies
a small bunch of Thai Basil
1/4 cup chicken broth or water
2 tbsp Asian fish sauce (naam pla)
1 tsp of dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp fresh lime juice
1. Heat a wok or heavy skillet and add oil, garlic, ginger and stir-fry until lightly brown. Add chicken and cook, stirring constantly to prevent sticking, until all chicken turn colour about 2 minutes.2. Add chilies, pepper, broth or water, fish sauce, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce and stir-fry until combined. Cover and let the chicken cook for a few minutes.
3. Check seasoning, add in basil and stir-fry 30 seconds. Lastly stir in lime juice.
4. Serve with warm rice.
YUM! YUM! I love this dish and have been cooking Zaza's version of it without the dark soy sauce, ginger, broth and lime. Will definitely try yours for a variance.
ReplyDeleteThe yellow pepper makes your dish so pretty. Sayang, both David and I don't like peppers. I might use pineapple instead. :)
Thanks for sharing, Gert!
Gert, basil leave dalam BM apa ya?
ReplyDeleteRita, hope you like this dish. You don't have to put peppers if you don't like it.
ReplyDeleteUmmi, Basil tu daun selasih :)
this stir fry looks tasty! how about using beef?
ReplyDeleteGert, the chicken looks delicious..I can't take peppers coz it gave me lots of wind in my tummy...strange rite? I think can substitute with bitter guard..
ReplyDelete- Kath
Wah, looks good Gert... It looks like ayam masak kicap... I love chicken cooked with ginger... Just like those woman in confinement... Chicken, ginger and chinese wine... YUM...
ReplyDeleteoh i love thai basil , they are so aromatic and pack quite a punch. This dish would be wonderful.
ReplyDeleteSimply divine! I love Thai basil too.
ReplyDeletelook already know is yummy, I love basil the smell is so nice .keep this recipe in mine too .well done xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteYum yum. The Thai basil chicken I've tried before always uses minced chicken. This is a great new way - bigger chunks for meat. But this can be also be a dish like Three-Cup Chicken where basil is always added for the final flair.
ReplyDeleteGert,
ReplyDeleteit looks very yummy. I definitely have to try cooking this dish. Thanks for sharing.
BBO, yes you can change it to beef.
ReplyDeleteKath, just don't put peppers if you can't take it.
Cat, I like lots of ginger in my cooking too :)
Kath, I love basil too :)
LCOM & Pearly, mmm another basil fan :)
Tigerfish, I am not a big fan of ground meat so I used chicken pieces. I heard so much about 3 cup chicken but using 1 cup of sesame oil for cooking that dish scared me off :) :)
Yatie, memang sedan :)
That looks really tasty!
ReplyDeleteGert, yummy as always..! nk kna cr fresh basil dulu..
ReplyDeleteKevin, thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteJun, senang tak dapat basil kat KL?
walio, what is this erg?
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness such an amazing chicken dish, some more garnish with thai basil! sure "lepas angin" after eating the thai basil! Good for health!
Looks very nice but have couple questions:
ReplyDeleteHow much oil should be used?
Can we use all dark soy sauce instead of part light part dark?
Thanks!
Randy
Randy, sorry for the late reply. I used about 3 tbsp of oil for this dish. You can use only dark soy sauce but you need to adjust the amount of salt if you are not using light soy sauce.
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