Spicy Basil Chicken (Gka-Prow Gai)


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Ingredients

500 grams chicken thigh fillets, cut into strips
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 bird’s eye chilli, finely sliced
1 Carrot cut into strips/diagonally sliced
1 Handful Basil leaves finely sliced
1 tablespoon Fish Sauce
1/2 tablespoon kecap manis (Indonesian sweet soy sauce
Lots of freshly ground black peppper

Preparation

1
Heat oil in a wok, toss in carrots, bird’s eye chilli and garlic and cook on medium heat. Saute until garlic becomes light brown.
2
Add chicken and black pepper, saute further until chicken is 3/4 cooked.
3
Stir in fish sauce & kecap manis to the chicken mixture.
4
When the chicken is cooked, taste the chicken & sauce. Add more fish sauce/kecap manis to achieve your desired taste.
5
Turn off the heat, stir in basil leaves and add more pepper if you like. Best serve with rice.

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Yield:

12 servings

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July 20, 2010

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