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Thai Basil Chicken

Name: Thai Basil Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 ¼ pounds Ground chicken; 2 tablespoons Neutral oil; 5 Garlic cloves, minced; 3 Thai chiles, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons Reduced-sodium soy sauce; 1 tablespoon Fish sauce; 1 teaspoon Light brown sugar; 1 ½ cups Thai basil leaves, packed; to taste Cooked jasmine rice, for serving; to taste Fried eggs, for serving

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Prep10 min

Cook10 min

Serves4

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Ground chicken seared hard with chiles and garlic, tossed with Thai basil until it wilts into the sauce. A fried egg on top is traditional and highly recommended.

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4 servings or type

1 ¼ pounds Ground chicken

2 tablespoons Neutral oil

5 Garlic cloves, minced

3 Thai chiles, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons Reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon Fish sauce

1 teaspoon Light brown sugar

1 ½ cups Thai basil leaves, packed

to taste Cooked jasmine rice, for serving

to taste Fried eggs, for serving

Steps

Heat the oil in a wok or large skillet over high until shimmering. Sear the chicken, breaking it up, 5 minutes until browned.
Add the garlic and chiles; stir-fry 1 minute. Stir in the soy sauce, fish sauce, and sugar.
Fold in the basil and cook 1 minute, until just wilted. Serve over jasmine rice with a fried egg if you like.

Tip: Have everything chopped before the wok gets hot. This cooks in ten minutes and there is no time to mince mid-sizzle.

Thai Basil Chicken

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