Thai-Basil-Chicken

Thai basil chicken is a stir-fry dish made with finely chopped or ground chicken cooked with chile peppers, garlic, and shallots, and seasoned with a sweet and salty sauce and finished with fresh basil. It's a classic dish in Thai cuisine and can be found in restaurants and as a popular street food

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup chicken broth


• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce


• 1 tablespoon soy sauce


• 2 teaspoons fish sauce


• 1 teaspoon white sugar


• 1 teaspoon brown sugar


• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil


• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped


• ¼ cup sliced shallots


• 4 cloves garlic, minced


• 2 tablespoons minced Thai chilies, Serrano, or other hot pepper


• 1 cup very thinly sliced fresh basil leaves


• 2 cups hot cooked rice

Steps

1. Gather ingredients.


2. Whisk chicken broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until well blended.


3. Heat large skillet over high heat. Drizzle in oil. Add chicken and stir fry until it loses its raw color, 2 to 3 minutes.


4. Stir in shallots, garlic, and sliced chilies. Continue cooking on high heat until some of the juices start to caramelize in the bottom of the pan, about 2 or 3 more minutes.


5. Add about a tablespoon of the sauce mixture to the skillet; cook and stir until sauce begins to caramelize, about 1 minute.


6. Pour in the rest of the sauce. Cook and stir until sauce has deglazed the bottom of the pan. Continue to cook until sauce glazes onto the meat, 1 or 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.


7. Stir in basil. Cook and stir until basil is wilted, about 20 seconds. Serve with rice.


8. Serve hot and enjoy