Thai Spicy Minced Chicken with Sweet Basil


​-Serves 3-4
My recipe for spicy minced chicken with Thai basil is not just quick and easy to make but also highly addictive. Like any Thai recipe, there is no perfect version of this dish; you have to constantly taste, improvise and create your own perfect version of the dish. Serve this delicious spicy mince with steamed Jasmine rice and your choice of greens for a complete meal. Enjoy the recipe!

Ingredients for Spicy Minced Chicken with Basil

3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 inch piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 cup shallots or onion, sliced
1 lemongrass stalk - bashed with a pestle
2 fresh red or green bird's eye chilies, finely sliced
500g minced chicken or pork or beef
15-20 green beans, chopped into 1 inch pieces 
1 heaped tablespoon organic honey or shaved palm sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 teaspoons dark soy sauce
Juice of 1 lime or lemon
2 lime leaves, finely chopped (get rid of the midrib, roll the leafy part and slice thinly)
large handful Thai sweet basil

Recipe 
1. Mix together honey/palm sugar, dark soy sauce, fish sauce, and lime juice to make sauce, set aside. 
2. Heat oil in a large frying pan. Fry lemon grass stalk, ginger, garlic and chilies for about a minute.
3. Add mince, then stir-fry on medium-high heat until cooked, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go. 
4. Add sauce and shredded lime leaves, then cook everything down until sticky. Add shallots, chopped green beans and stir well for another 1-2 minutes.
5. Finally add Thai sweet basil. Stir well, discard lemon grass. Serve spicy minced chicken with Jasmine rice and a side of steamed greens.
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