Authentic Thai Chicken Stir Fry

Want to cook Thai stir fry just like the restaurant? Surprise your family and friends with this authentic Thai recipe.

The key of having that authentic Thai stir fry taste lies in the coconut milk, every other ingredient has to maintain the same ratio with how much coconut milk you put in.

Basic ingredients:

1 quart water
3/4 cup coconut milk
2 cups uncooked jasmine rice
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh ginger root, minced
3 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
3/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 medium onion, sliced
5 green onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1/2 inch strips

Ingredients adjustment (base on personal taste):

Spicy - Add more red pepper flakes and chile oil.

Blend - Less vinegar and more mushrooms.

Directions:

1. Boil rice and water in a pot.

2. Cover pot, reduce heat to low for 20 minutes.

3. Mix the following in a bowl:

- coconut milk

- soy sauce

- rice wine vinegar

- fish sauce

- red pepper flakes.

4. Heat oil with skillet over medium-high heat.

5. Stir in ginger, onion and garlic.

6. Cook until lightly browned.

7. Add chicken strips, cook for 3 minutes (or until browned).

8. Stir in the sauce from the bowl.

9. Cooking until sauce is reduced to 1/3.

10. Mix in green onions, basil and mushrooms.

11. Cook until everything is heated through.

12. Serve over the cooked rice.

Alice Anderson is a mother of 2 lovely boys, she loves cooking and spending a lot of time in the kitchen trying new taste and sharing recipes with others, recently she is interested in Cooking Crab Legs and Bose Home Theater.

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