Thursday, February 24, 2011

Quick Eats: Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken is a favorite in our house.  It's an easy dish to make, cheap and fast.  Plus it's great as left overs.

 Recipe:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil 
- 4-7  Thai chili pepper, minced 
- 1 tbsp sugar 
- 1-2 packages thai basil or regular basil 
- 1 lb ground chicken  (or pork)
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced 
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce 

Mince garlic and chili pepper together. Clean and pick basil leaves from their stem.

Fry the garlic and chili pepper in oil over high heat. When garlic starts to turn brown, drop the ground chicken/pork in. Stir constantly. Once cooked, add sugar and fish sauce. Next add Thai basil and mix into meat till cooked down.  Serve hot with rice.





Verdict:
 As always a favorite.  We made it with ground pork tonight since the grocery store was out of ground chicken.  It was super delicious and ate it with some edamame.

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