Would you like to try your hand at preparing "Thai
basil chicken"? It remains a very simple recipe to prepare. Very popular
with Asian culture lovers, Thai basil chicken seduces with its incomparable
taste and its bewitching Asian flavors, including that of Thai basil. There is
no doubt that you will appreciate the slight spiciness of this recipe, due to
the presence of the "red bird" pepper in your ingredients.
Ingredients
Are you preparing a Thai basil chicken recipe that 4 to 5
people will enjoy? Accordingly, you need to provide:
- 10 chicken thighs;
- 6 tablespoons of sunflower oil ;
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce;
- 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce;
- 8 "red bird" chilies;
- 10 cloves of garlic;
- 1 red bell pepper;
- 1 green bell pepper;
- 1 pinch of black pepper;
- 10 sprigs of Thai basil (2 packages);
- 8 Chinese onions;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- 6 tablespoons of fish sauce.
Where to find the ingredients for your recipe?
To stock up on the various ingredients you will need, go to
your nearest Asian grocery store. If you don't have an Asian grocery store, you
can buy your ingredients at one of the regular grocery stores in your area.
However, you should always buy Thai basil, as this ingredient
is essential to the complete success of Thai basil chicken. Don't settle for
ordinary basil.
Preparations
At this stage, you will need to prepare all of your specific
ingredients for use in your recipe. There are a series of essential tasks that
you will perform before you begin the actual preparation of your Thai Basil
Chicken.
Boning and chopping the chicken
After a thorough washing of your chicken thighs, you'll rip
off all the bones and skin from your meat. Make sure you have really deboned the
whole thing. Then, you chop the meat completely, taking care to get rid of any
bone residue.
Cutting the spices and vegetables
You recover all the pieces of garlic from your cloves. Peel
them and rinse them thoroughly with water. Then, you finely chop them.
Then, you clean your onions with water and cut them into
thin strips. After cleaning your peppers (green and red peppers), cut them into
large pieces. Finally, you strip the "red bird" peppers of their
tails and collect all the seeds inside, which you throw away. If you forget to
discard the seeds from the red birds or decide to keep them, your dish will
taste too hot. Use a latex glove to remove the stems and seeds from your
peppers so that your fingers are not unnecessarily irritated.
Don't forget to detach the leaves from the basil branches.
Then chop them finely. Then carefully place each of the spices and vegetables
in different small bowls.
This completes the preparations for your "Thai Basil
Chicken". But take the time to check that you haven't left anything out.
The final preparation consists of a clever mix of the different ingredients you
prepared during your preparations. If you leave out any of the ingredients, you
may not be able to make the final product. Some ingredients may overcook or undercook.
The actual preparation
During the actual preparation process, you will be mixing
and matching ingredients in order to cook your recipe. Be careful not to forget
any ingredient if you want to prepare your recipe successfully. There are
several important sub-steps in the actual preparation.
Saute your chicken
After setting up and lighting your pan, place a clean wok on the stove. Put a little sunflower oil in it. Make sure your fire is burning properly and add the garlic cups and your red bird chilies. Add the red bird pepper in proportion to the hotness you want. Stir the oil and its contents seriously for a moment. As soon as the garlic turns golden, add the Chinese onions and the ground chicken meat. Stir everything properly and let the chicken cook while stirring from time to time. When cooking, the chicken will produce juices. Leave the wok open to allow the juices to evaporate gradually.
Add your vegetables and sauces
Before your chicken is completely cooked and after the
chicken juices have evaporated, add your bell pepper cuts (green and red
peppers), oyster sauce, light soy sauce, a tablespoon of sugar and your fish
sauce (nuoc nam) to the wok, not forgetting a pinch of black pepper. Stir the
contents of your wok thoroughly until you have a smooth mixture. Once again,
check to see if you have included all your ingredients in the recipe. Then
simmer for 2 or 3 minutes if you want crisp vegetables. If you prefer softer vegetables,
let it cook longer.
The touch of Thai basil!
After all these preparation steps, sprinkle your chopped
Thai basil into your mixture as a final step. Once again, you will need to stir
your mixture carefully in all directions. Then let it cook for a minute or two.
Hmm, smell the delicious aroma wafting through your kitchen! Remove the wok
from the heat, you have completed your preparation: now serve your "Thai
Basil Chicken" over jasmine rice. Enjoy your meal!