Evil jungle prince with chicken (or with mixe

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

1/2 lb Boneless chicken breast -OR-
1/2 lb -Mixed vegetables - (see note below)
2 -to
6 sm Red chile peppers
1/2 Stalk fresh lemon grass
2 Kaffir lime leaves
2 tb Oil
1/2 c Coconut milk
1/2 ts Salt
1 -to
4 tb Fish sauce - based on personal taste - (omit for veggie version)
10 -to
15 Basil leaves
1 c Chopped cabbage

Instructions:

Thinly cut chicken into 2-inch strips. (If doing veggie version cut vegetables into thin strips.) Grind together red chili peppers lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves in a food processor or pound in a mortar. Heat oil to medium-high and saute pepper mixture for 3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken (or vegetables) and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked (same time for veggies). Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in fish sauce (if using) salt and basil. Serve on a bed of chopped cabbage. Note: ===== For mixed vegetables choose from among bell peppers string beans water chestnuts tomatoes (small cherry tomatoes are best) bamboo shoots miniature corn asparagus cucumbers zucchini Japanese eggplant and mushrooms. I particularly like string beans or asparagus a few cherry tomatoes shredded (rather than sliced) bamboo shoots miniature corn and some straw mushrooms or slender (Japanese) eggplant. (3-4 servings) Source: Keo's Thai Cuisine by Keo Sananikone Ten Speed Press 1986 From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)