Basil Chicken | Simple And Flavorful Juicy Garlic Basil Chicken Stir Fry | Sesame Oil For Cooking

oyster sauce

🥗Healthier: mushroom sauce

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

Mushroom sauce provides similar umami flavor with fewer calories.

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: ground turkey

Tofu is plant-based, while ground turkey is often less expensive.

Cut onion into slices and roughly chop a handful of garlic.

Cut bell pepper into pieces, removing the seeds for less spiciness.

Rinse Thai basil leaves with water and remove them from the stem.

Cut chicken thighs into four pieces; if using chicken breast, cut smaller.

Marinate chicken with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, white pepper powder, corn starch, and rice wine; mix and let marinate for 10 to 15 minutes.

Heat sesame oil in a hot pan over medium heat.

Add ginger slices to the hot sesame oil and let them sizzle for about 1 minute.

Add the marinated chicken to the pan and pan-fry both sides until golden brown.

Add garlic and bell pepper to the pan and stir-fry with the chicken for about 1 minute.

Season with soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and sugar; mix everything evenly.

Add a substantial amount of rice wine; if you cannot use wine, substitute with water.

Cook the chicken until the sauce boils vigorously to cook off the alcohol.

Cover the pan with a lid and cook for another 1 minute to ensure the chicken is cooked through.

Remove the cover, turn off the heat, and add the Thai basil leaves; mix together.

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