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Thai Chicken Basil

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs, coarsely chopped
  • cup chicken broth
  • 1 T oyster sauce
  • 2 T soy sauce
  • 1 T fish sauce
  • 1 T white sugar
  • 1 T brown sugar
  • 2 T vegetable oil
  • 3 T corn starch
  • ¼ cup shallots, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 Thai chiles or Serrano peppers, diced
  • 1 cup basil leaves, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups basmati rice, cooked according to package instructions

Instructions
 

  • Whisk together the chicken broth, oyster sauce, fish sauce, soy sauce, white sugar and brown sugar until well blended.
  • Heat large skillet over high heat. Drizzle in vegetable oil. Add chicken and stir fry until it loses its raw color, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Stir in shallots, garlic, and sliced chilies. Continue cooking on high heat about 2 or 3 more minutes.
  • Add about a tablespoon of the sauce mixture to the skillet; cook and stir until sauce begins to caramelize, about 1 minute.
  • Pour in the rest of the sauce and add the corn starch.
  • Cook and stir until the sauce starts to thicken. Continue to cook until sauce glazes onto the meat, 1 or 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in basil. Cook and stir until basil is wilted, about 20 seconds. Serve with rice.