Categories: Asian
Ingredients
- 2 large chicken breasts, cut into smaller pieces
- 1 onion, sliced thinly
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 3-4 dried chilies, minced/crushed(more if you like it really SPICY)
- 2 cups basil leaves, loosely packed
- Sauce:
- 2 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp ketcap manis (thick Indonesian slightly sweet soy sauce)
- 2-3 tsp sugar
- 2-3 tsp cornstarch ( I used flour. )
- pinch of black pepper
Directions
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Prepare your ingredients.
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Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Set aside.
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Saute the garlic with the crushed chili in olive oil for a minute or two on medium heat until it smells fragant.
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Then add the onion and cook for 2 minutes.
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Add the chicken to the hot pan and stir fry until it is almost done, about 3-4 minutes.
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Add the bell peppers. Stir fry for 1 minute.
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Pour in the sauce. Stir and mix well. Cook for another minute or until the sauce thickens up a bit.
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Add in the basil leaves. Mix well. Cook for 30 seconds until they start to wilt and become fragant.
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Remove from the heat and serve with hot rice.