Ground Chicken with Basil

Name: Ground Chicken with Basil
Ingredients: 1 large bunch basil, preferably Thai but Italian is o.k.; vegetable oil; 5 cloves garlic; 7 medium shallots or 1 medium onion; 2 fresh green Thai or bird-foot chilis, seeds removed; 2 fresh red Thai or bird-foot chilis, seeds removed; 1 1 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger; 1 lb (.5 kg). ground chicken (dark meat or mix of dark and light); 5 tsp (25 ml) fish sauce (or salt to taste); 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) brown sugar

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 large bunch basil, preferably Thai but Italian is o.k.
vegetable oil
5 cloves garlic
7 medium shallots or 1 medium onion
2 fresh green Thai or bird-foot chilis, seeds removed
2 fresh red Thai or bird-foot chilis, seeds removed
1 1 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger
1 lb (.5 kg). ground chicken (dark meat or mix of dark and light)
5 tsp (25 ml) fish sauce (or salt to taste)
1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) brown sugar

Directions

1

Peel and finely chop garlic and ginger.
2

Peel and slice shallots.
3

Cut chilis into fine rounds.
4

Wash, dry and julienne basil.
5

Set a heavy frying pan over medium-high heat.
6

When pan is hot, add the oil, heat, and stir-fry garlic, ginger, shallots, and chilis until the garlic begins to brown.
7

Turn heat to high, add basil.
8

Stir a few times and add chicken.
9

Stir-fry until cooked through, breaking up lumps as you go.
10

Add fish sauce and brown sugar.