Name: Chicken with snow peas and basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon rice bran or peanut oil; 500 gram chicken thigh or breast fillet, cut into 1.5cm cubes; 3 birdseye chillies; 300 gram snow peas, trimmed; 1 cup torn thai basil; 1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 teaspoon caster sugar; steamed rice, lime wedges, to serve

Chicken with snow peas and basil

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

2 tablespoon rice bran or peanut oil

500 gram chicken thigh or breast fillet, cut into 1.5cm cubes

3 birdseye chillies

300 gram snow peas, trimmed

1 cup torn thai basil

1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon caster sugar

steamed rice, lime wedges, to serve

Method

1.Heat oil in a wok on high. Stir-fry chicken, in two batches, 4 minutes, until browned. Return all of chicken to wok; add chillies, snow peas and half of basil and stir-fry for another 1 minute. Add fish sauce and sugar and toss to coat.

2.Transfer to a serving bowl and scatter with remaining basil. Serve with rice and lime wedges.

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