Thai chicken with fresh basil

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

3 tb Vegetable Oil 3/4 c Basil thinly sliced
1 lb Chicken breast (boned) 2 tb Sugar
2 tb Garlic; coarsely chopped 2 Serrano chilies
3 tb Nuoc Nam (fish sauce) 2 tb Water

Instructions:

Skin chicken and cut into 1.25 X 1 in strips. Remove stems from chilies and cut lengthwise into thin strips (discard the seeds). Heat oil in wok or large skillet over high heat. Add garlic and stir until golden brown about 10 seconds. Add 0.5 cup of basil and the chilies and stir-fry just until basil wilts about 1 minute. Add chicken and stir-fry about 3 minutes. Add nuoc mam water and sugar and stir-fry until sauce bubbles and thickens slightly about 2 minutes. Add remaining 0.25 cup of basil and stir-fry until just wilted about 5 seconds. Serve immediately with steamed rice... From: clay@panix.com (Clay Irving)