Name: Spicy chilli basil chicken with Thai jasmine rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 chicken diced into small pieces; 10 sticks green beans diced into small pieces; 4 crushed garlic cloves; 1 white/yellow onion; 6 birds eye chillis de-seeded and finely chopped (you can add more or less depending on how hot you like it!); 5 pinches basil leaves (can be Thai holy basil or regular basil); 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 ½ tsp sugar; 6 tbsp water; cornflour to thicken

AuthorHungry PandaCategoryMeatDifficultyBeginner

Yields2 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time55 mins

1 chicken diced into small pieces

10 sticks green beans diced into small pieces

4 crushed garlic cloves

1 white/yellow onion

6 birds eye chillis de-seeded and finely chopped (you can add more or less depending on how hot you like it!)

5 pinches basil leaves (can be Thai holy basil or regular basil)

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 ½ tsp sugar

6 tbsp water

cornflour to thicken

Stir fry garlic, onions and chilli to release the flavour. Fry until the onions are translucent.

Add chicken and green beans and stir fry until the chicken is cooked.

Add 6 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1.5 – 2 teaspoons of sugar and as much water as you need for it to taste ok to you.

Thicken with a little cornflour mixed with water and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Add the basil leaves and cook for a further 2-4 minutes until basil leaves are wilted.

Adjust seasoning, adding more soy sauce and sugar if needed. Serve!

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