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This Spicy Thai Basil Chicken is a quick and easy and super tasty weeknight stir-fry! Diced chicken breasts are tossed in a spicy, savory, and sweet sauce and s

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  • Blender
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Mortar and pestle
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
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  • Plate
  • Serving platter
  • Stove

Ingredients

  • 7 Garlic cloves – minced
  • 3-4 Shallots OR ¼ Red Onion – minced
  • 4-10 Red Chilies (Bird’s Eye chilies preferred, but any small hot red chilies will work), to taste – deseeded if less heat is desired and roughly chopped
  • 1-2 Green Chilies (Bird’s Eye chilies preferred, but any small hot green chilies will work), to taste – deseeded if less heat is desired and roughly chopped
  • 2 Chicken Breasts (about 400 grams / 14 ounces), boneless, skinless – diced into bite-sized pieces
  • 1 1/2 TSP Corn Starch
  • 7 TSP Low Sodium Light Soy Sauce (use gluten-free soy sauce or Tamari if needed)
  • 2 TSP Shao Xing Rice Wine
  • 1 1/2 TSP Sweet Dark Soy Sauce (the thick and viscous type, use a gluten-free sweet soy sauce such as this one if needed)
  • 1 TSP Sriracha Sauce
  • 1 TBLS Oyster Sauce (use a gluten-free oyster sauce if needed)
  • 1 TBLS Fish Sauce
  • 1 TSP Brown Sugar
  • 1 TBLS Gochujang Hot Pepper Paste (Or use any gluten-free chili paste. Wholly Gochujang is a gluten-free version of this Korean hot pepper paste)
  • A generous pinch of Crushed Red Chili Pepper flakes, to taste
  • A generous pinch of Black Pepper, to taste
  • 5 TBLS Peanut Oil (or any other oil with a high burning point)
  • 1 TSP Chili Oil (optional)
  • 1 1/4 TSP Sesame Oil
  • 3 Eggs (see notes*)
  • 1 bunch (a little over 1 cup) Thai Sweet Basil leaves – picked off stems, then washed and pat-dried
  • 2-3 Thai Dried Red Chilies (optional), to taste – cut each into half to release more heat (omit if you’re not big on heat)
  • ¼ cup + 2-3 TBLS Water (as needed)

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