Chicken And Pepper Stir Fry With Basil

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb chicken thighs (into strips or slivers) or 1 lb chicken breast, sliced (into strips or slivers)
• 1 large red bell pepper, sliced
• 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 -3 thai red chili peppers or 1 -3 jalapeno, seeds removed and thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 cup fresh basil leaves (sweet or thai varieties are both okay)
• 1 tablespoon high oleic safflower oil, for stir frying
• fresh lime juice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon of high oleic safflower oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat and add the shallots.
• 2 cook the shallots until they are translucent and soft, about 3 minutes.
• 3 turn the heat up to medium high and add the chicken, bell peppers, grated ginger, minced garlic, ground pepper, and sliced chilies.
• 4 continue to stir fry until the chicken is nearly cooked through, about 2 minutes, then add the sauce.
• 5 cook for another minute and the sauce will thicken. add more soy sauce or salt if you need to.
• 6 stir in the fresh basil at the end.
• 7 squeeze a little lime juice on top if you have some limes on hand.