THAI SPICY BASIL CHICKEN FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

500 gm boneless, skinless chicken breast - cut into thin strips
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon lime juice
4 cups cooked jasmine rice – overnight rice is the best
6 large cloves garlic clove - crushed
2 bird eye’s chilli - crushed
1 red chilli - seeded and thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 cups sweet Thai basil - shredded
½ cup vegetable oil for frying

Preparation:

1. Mix the oyster sauce, fish sauce, lime juice and sugar in a bowl.
2. Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Add the garlic and bird eye’s chilli.
3. Add chicken, red chilli , onion and the sauce mixture.
4. Cook till the chicken is browned, turn heat to high and add the rice.
5. Stir well, ensuring there are no clumps of rice, till the sauce is blended with the rice.
6. Add in the basil leaves and remove from heat.
7. Serve hot with sliced cucumber and dried chilli flakes.

Note:

Chicken can be substitute to minced beef or seafood