How to make Thai Stir Fried Chicken with Chilies and Holy Basil

Stir Fried Chicken with Chilies and Holy Basil, Phad Ga-Praw Gai is a favorite for lunch time meal for the Thai people. It is usually made with minced chicken and served over rice with a hard fried egg on top. Now you can learn to cook this dish at home using the online videos. In the online video you will be taught by Thai Chef Chanrat Karatna, nickname Air, and his staff at his cooking school, Air's Thai Culinary Kitchen, not only how to cook Thai Fried Chicken with Chilies and Holy Basil but about the ingredients. Copy the recipe below then watch the Thai Stir Fried Chicken with Chilies and Holy Basil video and take notes. The 8 minute video is http://www.all-thailand-exp.com/images/cooking_thai_stir_fried_chicken.htm

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 1/3 cup cooking oil
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tsp chopped birds eye chilies
• 200g sliced or minced chicken breast skinned
• ½ - 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
• 1 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 cup holy basil leaves

1. Heat wok over high heat but DO NOT add cooking oil until the wok is very hot. Add cooking oil then garlic and chilies, stir fry for a very short 15 seconds or less until fragrant.
2. Quickly add the chicken and continue to stir fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Add fish sauce, soy sauce and oyster sauce and stir thoroughly until the chicken is done but not browned or dry.
3. Add the holy basil and stir again until the leaves soak up the sauce (about 2 minutes.
4. Transfer to serving dish. Garnish with carrot or fried holy basil leaves.