Thai Basil Chicken

This Thai basil chicken recipe is a great savory and sweet flavor blend. Instead of using Thai basil we’ll be going with Holy basil,Thai basil has a sweet, anise quality whereas holy basil is found to be spicy and peppery. Thai chicken with holy basil, chuurch! Enjoy

Thai Basil Chicken

Ingredients 

• 2 Tbsp Sesame oil
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into cubes (about 1/2 inches)
• 1 large onion coarsely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 Thai Chile or Serrano pepper minced
• (I used a Serrano pepper)
• 1 teaspoon green Curry paste
• 3 Tbsp Asian fish sauce
• 3 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1/3 cup Sherry
• 1 Tbsp brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 1/2 cups Holy Basil (Thai Basil or Italian Basil (will do the trick as well)
• Jasmine Rice for serving

1. Heat oil in wok over high heat. Add onion and cook for 3-4 minutes.
2. Add garlic and cook another 1 minute.
3. Toss chicken in cornstarch and add to the wok. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently until almost cooked through.
4. Add Serrano pepper, green Curry paste, fish sauce, Sherry, brown sugar and soy sauce. Stir and cook about 2 minutes until reduced slightly.
5. Add chicken stock and cook for another 3 minutes until sauce thickens a bit.
6. Stir in Holy Basil and serve immediately over your Jasmine Rice.

Enjoy/Tastedis