Chicken with lemongrass and Thai Basil

Ingredients:

1. Boneless skinless chicken breast or thighs - 4 pieces cut into thin strips
2. Lemon grass - 1 stalk cut into inch long pieces and crushed with the back of a knife
3. Thai Basil - 1 cup packed
4. Garlic - 5 cloves sliced thin
5. Onion - 2 cut into thick slices
6. Green chillies - 8 cut at an angle
7. Spring Onions - 5 stalks sliced at an angle
8. Mushroom - 1 cup optional(I used enoki)
9. Oil - 2 tbsp

For the sauce -mix together

1. Fermented black bean - 1 tbsp
2. Soy sauce - 2 tbsp
3. Fish sauce - 1 tbsp
4. Sambal Olek - 1 tbsp
5. Sugar - 1 tsp
6. vinegar - 1 tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a large frying pan and add in the sliced garlic and lemon grass and saute for a minute.

Add in the sliced chicken pieces and 4 tbsp of the sauce mix and stirfry on high heat for 5 minutes until the chicken is almost cooked.

Add in the Onion,spring onion, mushroom and half of the green chillies and saute for 2 minutes.

Taste for salt and sourness and add the sauce mixture as needed.

Add in 1/4 th cup of water and bring to a simmer .

Add in the thai basil leaves and remaining green chillies and stir well.

Turn off the flame and serve with white rice.