Thai Basil Chicken

Fried chicken tossed through soy, oyster and hot sauce with whole red chillies and a fistful of basil thrown in at the end.

Ingredients

Chicken and vegetables

• 200 g Chicken leg, sliced
• 1 tbsp Corn flour
• 1/2 Egg
• 1/3 cup Oil
• 1/2 cup Onion, cut in wedges
• 1/2 cup Green bell pepper
• 3 Whole red chillies
• 5 Fresh basil leaves
• 1/3 cup Green onions
• For frying 1 Egg

Sauce

• 1 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 1/2 tbsp Hot sauce, homemade chilli sauce or Tabasco
• 1/2 tbsp HP sauce
• 1 tsp Black pepper, ground
• 3 tbsp Stock or water
• Pinch Salt
• Pinch Sugar

Method

1. Coat Put the sliced chicken in a bowl with the egg, corn flour, salt, pepper and oil, mix well, and deep fry until golden brown.
2. Hot sauce In a saucepan, cook the hot sauce for 1 minute.
3. Toss Add the chicken, the vegetables and all the seasoning and cook for 2 minutes on high heat.
4. Finish Add the water, bring it to the boil, and tighten with a little corn flour slaked in cold water if it needs it.
5. Serve With boiled rice, a fried egg on top and the basil leaves over everything.