Chicken and Basil Stir-Fry

Chicken and Basil Stir-Fry

Change up this recipe and add mushrooms, spinach broccoli, or any other vegetables. Try adding fresh crushed ginger when you add the garlic for a ginger chicken stir-fry

Ingredients

1 chicken breast cut into strips

1/2 onion

1/2 Red Bell pepper

2 garlic glove minced

1 teasp cornstarch

1 tbl  soy sauce

1/8 cup water

1 tsp vinegar

1 tbl oil

1/4 cup fresh basil*

Cut vegetables into 1/4 inch strips. Add the corn starch to the chicken. Salt and pepper, mix. You will cook the chicken first and then the vegetables. Preheat your pan. Add about 1 tbl spoon of oil. Add chicken to the hot pan. Cook the chicken until brown but not all the way. Remove from pan and set aside. Add the vegetables and fry just until glossy 2-3 minutes. Add garlic doe 1 to 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan to finish cooking. Add the soy sauce mixture+. The cornstarch on the chicken will mix with the liquid and thicken. When thickened rove from heat and add the fresh basil* Enjoy

Serve on top of rice or asian noodles.

+Hint 

Instead of using this mixture you can use an Asian Ginger Soy Salad Dressing for a quick and tasty sauce

*Hint

Fresh basil can be very expensive. Go to the local Home Depot and but a basil plant $3.98. You can pot this and keep it growing all summer long. You will always have fresh basil to freshen up and meal.