Ken Hom's stir-fried chicken with chillies & basil

Ken Hom's stir-fried chicken with chillies & basil

A traditional Thai dish packed with aromatic flavours, that's easy to prepare and packed with aromatic flavour

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40 minutes

Method

  1. Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is very hot, then add 1 tbsp of the oil. When it is very hot, add the chicken and stir-fry over a high heat for 8-10 minutes, until browned all over. Using a slotted spoon, take the chicken from the pan and set aside.
  2. Reheat the wok and add the remaining oil. Toss in the garlic and shallots and stir fry for 3 minutes, until golden brown.
  3. Return the chicken to the wok and add the chillies, fish sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar. Stir fry over a high heat for a further 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Stir in the basil leaves and serve at once.

Taken from Ken Hom's Foolproof Thai Cookery

Per serving

200 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 0g, sugar 3g, salt 2.07 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2003.

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  • 2007-11-20 20:46:37.854094

    Moosepup rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very fresh tasting with a lovely spicy kick.

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    2007-11-24 12:20:24.997445

    jo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Every time I see this recipe it makes my mouth water, it is totally delicious and very easy to make. It's easy to adjust the spice if you are cooking for someone that doesn't like hot food and vice versa.

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  • 2008-01-09 12:41:09.780189

    Charlie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this recipe for the 1st time this week and I loved it. It was easy to make and very tasty; although my husband would have preferred it to have had more sauce, but this is just a personal preference. I will definitely make it again.

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  • 2008-01-17 22:57:31.878453

    Stela rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Need more sauce, otherwise extremely tasty and easy to make.

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  • 2008-02-25 15:32:22.373863

    Cutiecheffie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so yummy! I doubled the soy, fish sauces and sugar as I had mixed in rice noodles.and wanted enough sauce. A pack of Asda's rice'white noodles with spring onions were perfect for this.

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  • 2008-04-26 20:37:57.379399

    Meme rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is really yummy. Reminded me of a dish we can get from our local thai takeaway. I added some fine strips of carrot to mine.

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  • 2008-10-20 21:22:17.174636

    Lol_cat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very easy to make. Went down a treat with family and boyfriend. Would definitely make again.

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  • 2008-10-20 21:23:18.76626

    Lol_cat commented on this recipe

    Meant to say used chicken breast instead of thighs, much better.

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  • 2008-10-22 19:32:34.406125

    Samantha commented on this recipe

    This recipe went horribly wrong for me, burnt horrible shallots and garlic due to the long cooking time when the chicken was added again with very little sauce!

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  • 2008-11-16 19:22:39.948025

    charlottemouse commented on this recipe

    As said by previous comments this dish is better with chicken breasts (although do not cook them for as long as they will go tough). I added beansprouts and cashew nuts to bulk it out a bit and doubled up on the fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar. I also left the seeds of the chilli's in which gave it a HUGE kick. Really great recipe, will be making it again. Seemed to be very garlicky which is great as I love it, I used 4 garlic cloves (which was 2 tbsp), does that sound about right?

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  • 2008-11-16 19:24:05.895268

    charlottemouse commented on this recipe

    sorry I meant 3 tbsp garlic not 2.

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  • 2009-01-08 09:22:13.65178

    binavino commented on this recipe

    Coat the chicken pieces lightly in cornflour before frying them, the chicken pieces will remain succulent and juicy.

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  • 2009-01-23 14:10:40.764512

    Summer rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I rarely find myself satisfied by Asian dishes I find online as they can't quite match the genuine article, but this dish was wonderful! I changed it slightly in that I blended the garlic, shallots and chilli together (a mistake on my part) and therefore fried them all at once but it must have been an inspired mistake on my part as the dish turned out beautifully (very like a Malaysian sambal). Point to note I had less chicken which meant proportionately more sauce and I cut them into little bite-sized pieces to ensure the meat wasn't too tough after frying.

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  • 2009-03-21 09:26:03.061741

    Jackie rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I doubled up on the fish sauce and it gave it a funny taste. I was ok but probaby wouldn't make it again.

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  • 2009-03-21 18:47:28.973479

    Kate Cooks commented on this recipe

    Very simple and very tasty. I doubled the soy, fish sauce and sugar as another reviewer suggested so there was a bit more sauce.

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  • 2009-04-26 17:29:46.7479

    SUGARPUFF rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i made it as it was and really nice but as above,not saucy enough

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  • 2009-08-31 15:48:32.67093

    Nimi commented on this recipe

    I doubled up on ingredients aswell and tossed in spring onions at the end. Delicious! If you can be bothered to make coconut rice aswell that really gives it the authentic Thai taste.

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  • 2009-12-10 20:35:56.92297

    Elaine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very nice dish. Easy to prepare and tasty. It is quite hot so if you fancy milder dishes you may want to drop a chilli or two.

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  • 2010-01-25 13:10:45.552097

    Mrs Horse rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 2010-04-15 11:58:08.099554

    catshevlane rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great recipe and tastes scrumptious!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 40 minutes

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200 kcalories, protein 25g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 9 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 0g, sugar 3g, salt 2.07 g

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