With its bold flavors and tantalizing aromas, Thai chicken with basil stir fry is a dish that delights the senses and ignites the taste buds. Originating from the vibrant culinary landscape of Thailand, this dish effortlessly captures the essence of Thai cuisine, combining the perfect balance of sweet, savory, spicy, and tangy elements. Bursting with an array of textures and flavors, Thai chicken with basil stir fry offers a unique culinary experience that is both satisfying and unforgettable. In this article, we will take you on a culinary journey, exploring the intricacies of this beloved dish and providing you with a foolproof recipe to recreate the authentic flavors of Thailand in your own kitchen. So, prepare to embark on a tantalizing adventure as we delve into the world of Thai chicken with basil stir fry.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
THAI CHILLI BASIL CHICKEN
Recipe video above. Right off the streets of Thailand, made in your own home! Spicy, garlicky and savoury with a hint of sweet. Gold standard Thai chicken stir fry, quick to make and no hunting down unusual ingredients.
Provided by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Categories Stir Fry
Time 15m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put Sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine.
- Heat oil in wok or pan over high heat.
- Add garlic and chilli and cook for 10 seconds. Don't inhale - the chilli will make you cough!
- Add the white part of the green onions and chicken and fry until cooked, around 2 minutes.
- Add Sauce and cook for 1 minute until the water reduces to make a thick glossy sauce.
- Toss through green part of green onions and basil leaves. Stir until just wilted, then serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 160 g, Calories 360 kcal, Carbohydrate 5 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 29 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 588 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 2 g
THAI CHICKEN WITH BASIL STIR FRY
This is delicious and easy to make. Make it as spicy as you like or keep it mild.
Provided by GABRIELLEDC
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Thai
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring rice and water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
- In a bowl, mix the coconut milk, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, fish sauce, and red pepper flakes.
- In a skillet or wok, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, ginger, and garlic, and cook until lightly browned. Mix in chicken strips, and cook about 3 minutes, until browned. Stir in the coconut milk sauce. Continue cooking until sauce is reduced be about 1/3. Mix in mushrooms, green onions, and basil, and cook until heated through. Serve over the cooked rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 505.5 calories, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 78 mg, Fat 12.1 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 36.9 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 804.4 mg, Sugar 1.6 g
AUTHENTIC THAI BASIL CHICKEN (VERY EASY AND FAST)
This only takes about 25 minutes to make. Very easy and fabulous flavor! This is very popular in Thailand. They sell this on the streets as well as in the restaurants. You won't believe how incredible this recipe is. It is my husband's and my new favorite. Serve with white rice.
Provided by Nancy Gibson
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 24m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chicken; cook and stir until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in oyster sauce, soy sauce, and sugar. Stir in chile peppers. Pour in water. Cook until slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in basil before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 303.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Cholesterol 58.5 mg, Fat 16.2 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 25.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 1625.4 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
THAI CHICKEN, MUSHROOM AND BASIL STIR-FRY
This is a recipe that I have had for some time now, and I don't even remember where I got it, but it does sound delicious, so I thought I'd post it - Have fun with it!!
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut chicken into bite-size strips, about 1/4-inch wide. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick frying pan set over medium-high heat. Add about half of chicken ad stir-fry until almost cooked, from 3-4 minutes. Remove to a plate. Repeat with remaining chicken, add more oil if needed. Remove to plate.
- Add remaining oil to pan, then mushroom, ginger, jalapeno, pepper, garlic, and chili flakes. Stir often until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in broth, fish sauce and sugar. When boiling, add chicken and and any juices that have collected on plate. Cook uncovered, and stirring often, just until chicken is done as you like it, or feels springy to the touch, about 2 minutes. Sti in onion and basil. Taste and add a little more fish sauce if you like.
- Spoon over rice in individual bowls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 113.3, Sodium 917, Carbohydrate 6.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 3.7, Protein 42
CHICKEN AND BASIL STIR-FRY
If you see Thai basil (also called holy basil) at your market, give it a try. It has pointed leaves and tastes of mint, cinnamon, and licorice.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pat chicken pieces dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl, toss chicken with cornstarch until coated; season generously with salt and pepper.
- In a large wok or nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high. Cook half the chicken, turning once, until browned, but not completely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes total. Transfer to a plate. Repeat with another 2 teaspoons oil and remaining chicken. Transfer chicken to plate. Set aside. Wipe out skillet with a paper towel.
- To skillet, add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, onion, and bell peppers; cook over medium-high heat, tossing often, until beginning to brown, 3 minutes. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add 1/4 cup water, vinegar, soy sauce, and chicken to pan; cook, tossing, until chicken is cooked through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in basil leaves. Serve immediately, over white rice, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 41 g
STIR-FRIED CHICKEN AND EGGPLANT WITH THAI BASIL
This dish, inspired by a large bunch of Thai basil that a friend brought me from his garden, has Thai overtones.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, poultry, main course
Time 1h
Yield Serves four
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Salt the eggplant generously and leave in a colander to sweat for 15 to 30 minutes, while you prepare the remaining ingredients. Rinse and drain on a clean kitchen towel.
- Place the garlic in a mortar with 1/4 teaspoon salt and mash to a paste. Add the ginger and chiles, and continue to mash with the garlic. In another small bowl, mix together the fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and pepper. Set aside.
- Heat a large, heavy skillet or wok over high heat, until a drop of water evaporates immediately upon contact. Add 1 tablespoon oil, turn the heat down to medium-high, and add the garlic paste. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, and add the chicken. Stir-fry for three to four minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and no traces of pink remain. Transfer from the pan or wok to a plate or bowl.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan. Add the eggplant. Cook, stirring, until the eggplant is lightly browned and almost cooked through, about 10 minutes. Stir the chicken back into the pan, and add the fish and soy sauce mixture. Add 1/4 cup water, cover the wok or pan, turn the heat down to medium and steam for five minutes. Uncover, and stir in the basil leaves. Stir for 30 seconds to a minute, remove from the heat and serve with rice.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 210, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 21 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 541 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams
KEN HOM'S STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH CHILLIES & BASIL
A traditional Thai dish packed with aromatic flavours, that's easy to prepare and packed with aromatic flavour
Provided by Ken Hom
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is very hot, then add 1 tbsp of the oil. When it is very hot, add the chicken and stir-fry over a high heat for 8-10 minutes, until browned all over. Using a slotted spoon, take the chicken from the pan and set aside.
- Reheat the wok and add the remaining oil. Toss in the garlic and shallots and stir fry for 3 minutes, until golden brown.
- Return the chicken to the wok and add the chillies, fish sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Stir fry over a high heat for a further 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the basil leaves and serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200 calories, Fat 9 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 6 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Protein 25 grams protein, Sodium 2.07 milligram of sodium
THAI-STYLE CHICKEN WITH BASIL (COOK'S ILLUSTRATED)
I have yet to try a recipe from the Food Gods that are Cook's Illustrated that I didn't care for and this one fails to disappoint as well. The method here requires slower cooking than the usual stir-fry in order to allow the aromatics to permeate the oil. It should be noted that my version had some ingredients substituted with what I could find: jalapenos for the Thai chilies (I know...what was I thinking?) and Italian basil for what C.I. recommends; "hot basil". I'm not even sure what that is, but apparently it has a "robust texture that can stand up to prolonged cooking". Anyway, it was still delicious with my substitutions! Times are estimated.
Provided by Sandi From CA
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Process 1 cup basil leaves, garlic and chiles in food processor until finely chopped, 6 to 10 1-second pulses, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed (turn off processor first!).
- Transfer 1 tablespoon basil mixture to small bowl and stir in 1 tablespoon fish sauce, oyster sauce, vinegar and sugar; set aside. Transfer remaining basil mixture to 12-inch heavy-bottomed nonstick skillet. Do not wash food processor bowl.
- Pulse chicken and 1 tablespoon fish sauce in food processor until meat is chopped into approximate 1/4-inch pieces, six to eight 1-second pulses. [ NOTE: I used a blender and it started to make the chicken mushy, which was *not* what you want here. I stopped immediately and ended up hacking away at the remains with a cleaver. :o) ] Transfer to medium bowl and refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Stir shallots and oil into basil mixture in skillet. Heat over medium-low heat (mixture should start to sizzle after about 1 1/2 minutes; if it doesn't, adjust heat accordingly), stirring constantly, until garlic and shallots are golden brown, 5-8 minutes.
- Add chicken, increase heat to medium, and cook, stirring and breaking up chicken with potato masher or rubber spatula, until only traces of pink remain, 2 to 4 minutes. Add reserved basil-fish sauce mixture and continue to cook, stirring constantly until chicken is no longer pink, about 1 minute.
- Stir in remaining cup basil leaves and cook, stirring constantly, until basil is wilted, 30 to 60 seconds. Serve immediately, passing extra fish sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes and vinegar separately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221, Fat 9.9, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 72.6, Sodium 963.5, Carbohydrate 6.5, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 3.6, Protein 25.6
Tips:
- Mise en place: Before you start cooking, make sure you have all your ingredients and equipment ready. This will help you stay organized and ensure that your stir-fry comes together quickly.
- Use a hot wok or large skillet: This will help the chicken cook quickly and evenly, and prevent it from sticking.
- Stir-fry the chicken in batches if necessary: Don't overcrowd the wok or skillet, or the chicken will steam instead of fry.
- Use a variety of vegetables: This will add color, flavor, and nutrients to your stir-fry. Some good choices include bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, and snap peas.
- Don't overcook the vegetables: They should still be slightly crisp when you're finished cooking them.
- Use a flavorful sauce: This will help bring all the flavors of the stir-fry together. Some good choices include oyster sauce, soy sauce, and fish sauce.
- Serve over rice or noodles: This will help soak up the delicious sauce.
Conclusion:
Thai Chicken with Basil Stir-Fry is a quick, easy, and delicious meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. With its flavorful sauce, tender chicken, and crisp vegetables, this stir-fry is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a tasty and healthy meal, give this recipe a try!
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