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

1. Prepare your ingredients.

2. Combine the ingredients for the sauce in a bowl. Set aside.

3. Saute the garlic with the crushed chili in olive oil for a minute or two on medium heat until it smells fragant.

4. Then add the onion and cook for 2 minutes.

5. Add the chicken to the hot pan and stir fry until it is almost done, about 3-4 minutes.

6. Add the bell peppers. Stir fry for 1 minute.

7. Pour in the sauce. Stir and mix well. Cook for another minute or until the sauce thickens up a bit.

8. Add in the basil leaves. Mix well. Cook for 30 seconds until they start to wilt and become fragant.

9. Remove from the heat and serve with hot rice.

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