Thai Basil Chicken
Author: Kari - CookingUpClean
Recipe type: Main Dishes
Cuisine: Asian-Thai
Serves: 4
- 1 pound chicken, sliced or cut into bite size pieces
- 1 red or green bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 small red onion, cut into strips
- 4-5 tablespoons coconut oil for the pan
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic (about 3 cloves)
- 4 hot chilies of any kind, diced (or you can use red chili flakes) to taste
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce, low sodium
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons coconut palm sugar (or honey)
- 30-40 whole basil leaves
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch (optional for a thicker sauce) mixed into 1 tablespoon water
- 2 cups freshly steamed rice
- Heat coconut oil in a wok or large saute pan and heat until hot.
- Add garlic and chilies. Stir fry about a minute until fragrant.
- Add chicken and stir fry until chicken is nearly cooked.
- Add fish sauce, tamari, oyster sauce and coconut sugar. Stir until combined.
- Add bell pepper, onion and about ¾ of the basil leaves and stir fry until peppers and onion begin to soften.
- If you desire a thicker sauce, dissolve the arrowroot with water and mix into the pan until the sauce has thickened.
- When ready to serve, transfer to a serving dish and top with remaining basil. Serve over rice.
Calories: 436 Fat: 16g Carbohydrates: 41g Sugar: 11g Sodium: 1401 Protein: 33g
Recipe by at https://www.cookingupclean.com/thai-basil-chicken/
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