Thai chilli basil chicken with jasmine rice

chickenbasil
AuthorHungry PandaCategoryDifficultyBeginner
Yields2 Servings
Prep Time10 minsCook Time45 minsTotal Time55 mins
INGREDIENTS
 1 chicken breast diced into small pieces
 10 green beans diced (small pieces)
 4 crushed garlic cloves
 4 birds eye chillies de-seeded and finely chopped (this is very spicy, add less if you like it milder or leave the seed in if you like spicy!)
 5 pinches basil leaves (can be Thai holy basil or regular basil)
 4 tbsp soy sauce
 ½ tsp sugar
 4 tbsp water (add cornflour to thicken if necessary)
 2 rice measuring cups white jasmine rice
HOW TO MAKE
1

Put the rice into your rice cooker bowl and fill to the level 2 white rice line (for 2 rice cups) with water.

2

Press the ’WHITE’, ’REGULAR’ or ’LONG GRAIN’ function and then ’START’.

3

In a pan, stir fry garlic, onions and chilli to release flavour then add chicken and green beans. Stir fry until the chicken is cooked.

4

Add 4 tbsp of soy sauce, 0.5 -2 tsp of sugar (depending on taste) and as much water as you need for it to taste ok for your spice tolerance.

5

Thicken with a little cornflour mixed with water and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

6

Add the basil leaves and cook for a further 2-4 minutes until basil leaves are wilted.

7

Adjust seasoning, adding more soy sauce and sugar if needed.

8

Serve with jasmine rice on the side.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS
 1 chicken breast diced into small pieces
 10 green beans diced (small pieces)
 4 crushed garlic cloves
 4 birds eye chillies de-seeded and finely chopped (this is very spicy, add less if you like it milder or leave the seed in if you like spicy!)
 5 pinches basil leaves (can be Thai holy basil or regular basil)
 4 tbsp soy sauce
 ½ tsp sugar
 4 tbsp water (add cornflour to thicken if necessary)
 2 rice measuring cups white jasmine rice

Directions

HOW TO MAKE
1

Put the rice into your rice cooker bowl and fill to the level 2 white rice line (for 2 rice cups) with water.

2

Press the ’WHITE’, ’REGULAR’ or ’LONG GRAIN’ function and then ’START’.

3

In a pan, stir fry garlic, onions and chilli to release flavour then add chicken and green beans. Stir fry until the chicken is cooked.

4

Add 4 tbsp of soy sauce, 0.5 -2 tsp of sugar (depending on taste) and as much water as you need for it to taste ok for your spice tolerance.

5

Thicken with a little cornflour mixed with water and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

6

Add the basil leaves and cook for a further 2-4 minutes until basil leaves are wilted.

7

Adjust seasoning, adding more soy sauce and sugar if needed.

8

Serve with jasmine rice on the side.

Notes

Thai chilli basil chicken with jasmine rice