Thai Spicy Minced Chicken with Sweet Basil


​-Serves 3-4
My recipe for spicy minced chicken with Thai basil is quick and easy to make with just a handful of ingredients. 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 recipe. 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

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

Recipe 
1. Mix together 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, and discard lemon grass. Serve spicy minced chicken with Jasmine rice and a side of steamed greens.
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