Best Chicken Stir Fry With Chili And Basil Recipes

MYRA'S BASIL CHICKEN STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, water, and sugar in a bowl.
• Marinate chicken in soy sauce mixture for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat.
• Cook and stir green onions in oil for 1 minute. Add garlic and cook and stir for 1 minute. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Pour 3 tablespoons oil into the skillet. Cook and stir chicken and marinade until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, about 5 minutes.
• Add spinach leaves to chicken. Cover for 4 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Stir green onion mixture into chicken and spinach; cook to reheat onions, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in basil and cook until heated, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve!

CHICKEN STIR FRY WITH CHILI AND BASIL

Steps:

• Cut the chicken breasts into small cubes.
• Heat the oil in a wok and swirl to coat.
• Add the chicken in batches and stir fry over high heat for 5 minutes each batch, or until the chicken is tender.
• Add the spring onion and chili and stir fry for 1 minute.
• Add the soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar and toss briefly.
• Stir in the basil and serve with jasmine rice.

CHICKEN AND BASIL STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Pat chicken pieces dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl, toss chicken with cornstarch until coated; season generously with salt and pepper.
• In a large wok or nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high. Cook half the chicken, turning once, until browned, but not completely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes total. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with another 2 teaspoons oil and remaining chicken. Transfer chicken to plate. Set aside. Wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
• To skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, onion, and bell peppers; cook over medium-high heat, tossing often, until beginning to brown, 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add 1/4 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, and chicken to pan; cook, tossing, until chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in basil leaves. Serve immediately, over white rice, if desired.

SPICY THAI BASIL CHICKEN (PAD KRAPOW GAI)

Steps:

• Whisk chicken broth, oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl until well blended.
• Heat large skillet over high heat. Drizzle in oil. Add chicken and stir fry until it loses its raw color, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in shallots, garlic, and sliced chilies. Continue cooking on high heat until some of the juices start to caramelize in the bottom of the pan, about 2 or 3 more minutes. Add about a tablespoon of the sauce mixture to the skillet; cook and stir until sauce begins to caramelize, about 1 minute.
• Pour in the rest of the sauce. Cook and stir until sauce has deglazed the bottom of the pan. Continue to cook until sauce glazes onto the meat, 1 or 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
• Stir in basil. Cook and stir until basil is wilted, about 20 seconds. Serve with rice.

KEN HOM'S STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH CHILLIES & BASIL

Steps:

• Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is very hot, then add 1 tbsp of the oil. When it is very hot, add the chicken and stir-fry over a high heat for 8-10 minutes, until browned all over. Using a slotted spoon, take the chicken from the pan and set aside.
• Reheat the wok and add the remaining oil. Toss in the garlic and shallots and stir fry for 3 minutes, until golden brown.
• Return the chicken to the wok and add the chillies, fish sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Stir fry over a high heat for a further 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the basil leaves and serve at once.