Hello everyone! Any dish cooked with basil leaves added has a wonderfully fragrant aroma and an incredibly delicious taste. If readers don't believe it, you can try finding out for yourselves by easily cooking this basil leaf chicken curry recipe that we're about to share, right in your own home.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons of oil
- 1 tablespoon of finely minced garlic
- Half an onion (thinly sliced)
- 500 grams of boneless chicken breast (cut into small pieces)
- 20 grams of basil leaves (about one bowlful)
- 6 chili peppers (thinly sliced)
- 1.5 tablespoons of soy sauce, 2.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 2 teaspoons of oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon of cornstarch (mixed with 1 tablespoon of water to make cornstarch slurry)
- 2 teaspoons of sugar and a pinch of ground white pepper
- 4 tablespoons of water
Step-by-step instructions
1. Heat a wok and add 2 tablespoons of oil. Then add the sliced onion and sauté it in the oil.
2. Once the onion has softened, add the chicken pieces and stir-fry until the chicken is cooked through.
3. Next, add the oyster sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and sliced chili peppers, and stir-fry until well combined.
4. Add the cornstarch slurry and water, then let it simmer until the liquid thickens. Once the sauce has thickened, add the basil leaves and stir for about 30 seconds. Then add a pinch of ground white pepper and remove from the heat.
And there you have it - a delicious bowl of chicken curry with a lovely hint of basil aroma.
Source: Tasteasianfood.com
