Spicy Thai Basil Chicken
Quick, easy, delicious and inexpensive. Weeknight meal with a kick!
Servings: 4
Cost: 10
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 whole shallots sliced thin
- 4 cloves garlic diced
- 3-5 whole Thai chilies de-seeded and sliced thin (see notes)
- 2 - 4 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1/2 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 cup loosely pack Thai Basil leaves
- neutral oil
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat your griddle over medium-high heat.
- Put down a thin layer of oil and add the shallots and Thai chilies plus a pinch of kosher salt. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes or until softened.
- Add the garlic and cook for another thirty seconds.
- Add the ground chicken along with another two pinches of salt. Break up into pieces and cook for 5-8 minutes or until the chicken is cooked all the way through.
- Then add the soy sauce, fish sauce and honey and cook for 1 - 2 minutes. Keep the food moving along the griddle to incorporate all the ingredients.
- Finally, add the Thai basil and cook for 30 - 60 seconds or until the Thai basil is wilted but still retains its color. Serve immediately over rice with a fried egg.
Notes
Please adjust peppers to your heat level tolerance. Thai chilies can be very spicy! When I make this for my little ones I use red bell peppers.
