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Thai Fried Chicken With Basil Leaves

450 grams chicken thighs, cut into bite-size pieces
5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 cup onion, sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 teaspoons black soy sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 cup fresh holy basil
7 chillies, chopped and pounded coarsely
Dash of ground white pepper

You can add more vegetables such as carrot, string bean, baby corn
as extra ingredients.

Heat a wok until the oil is hot, then stir in the garlic, and then
add onions. Stir another few seconds before adding the chicken.
Continue Stir-frying until chicken is cooked throughly.  Add chillies
and sprinkle black soy sauce over the mixture and stir-fry another
15-20 seconds.

Then add fresh basil leaves and fish sauce to taste. Stir and mix
well. Sprinkle with white pepper. Stir and transfer to a serving
dish.  Normally, Thai people love to eat this dish with steamed
rice and fried egg.

Printable version: thai-basil-chicken07.txt.