Thai Chicken with Basil
Thai Chicken with Basil
2 Servings
A traditional Thai dish featuring tender chicken stir-fried with fresh basil, Thai chilies, and garlic. The chicken is ground in a food processor to create coarse, moist meat that retains moisture during cooking. Oyster sauce and vinegar add rich, bright flavors, while fresh basil at the end provides a bold finish. Served with rice.
Ingredients
Basil, fresh1 cup, fresh basil leaves
(240g)
green or red Thai chilies2 green or red thai chilies, stemmed
(0g)
GARLIC1 garlic clove, peeled
(0g)
Premium Fish Sauce2 tsp, ½ teaspoons fish sauce, plus extra for serving
(13g)
OYSTER SAUCE1 tsp, ½ teaspoons oyster sauce
(8g)
Pure Cane Sugar1 tsp, ½ teaspoons sugar, plus extra for serving
(8g)
DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR½ teaspoon distilled white vinegar, plus extra for serving
(3g)
Breast fillets1 (8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breast, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
(227g)
Shallots, raw1 shallot, sliced thin
(0g)
Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil1 tbsp, vegetable oil
(15g)
Great Crushed Red Pepperred pepper flakes
(0g)
Instructions
Step-by-step guide
  1. 1

    Pulse ½ cup basil, Thai chilies, and garlic in food processor until finely chopped, 10 to 12 pulses, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Transfer 1½ teaspoons of basil mixture to small bowl and stir in 1½ teaspoons fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, and vinegar. Transfer remaining basil mixture to 10-inch nonstick skillet.

  2. 2

    Without washing food processor bowl, pulse chicken and remaining 1 teaspoon fish sauce in food processor until meat is coarsely chopped, 6 to 8 pulses; transfer to medium bowl and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

    Timer: 15m
  3. 3

    Stir shallot and oil into basil mixture in skillet. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until garlic and shallot are golden brown, 5 to 8 minutes. (Mixture should start to sizzle after about 1½ minutes; if it doesn't, adjust heat accordingly.)

    Timer: 8m
  4. 4

    Stir in chopped chicken and cook over medium heat, breaking up chicken with wooden spoon, until only traces of pink remain, 2 to 4 minutes. Add reserved basil-fish sauce mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until chicken is no longer pink.

    Timer: 4m