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Chicken fillet with oyster sauce and basil

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 70 ml oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp cane sugar
  • 60 ml water
  • 1 tbsp oil, for frying
  • 3 medium-sized garlic cloves, peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 1 piece(s) ginger root, approx. 2 cm finely diced
  • 2 chili peppers, red, pitted, cut into fine cubes
  • 3 spring onions, cut into fine cubes
  • 500 g chicken fillet(s), cut into thin strips
  • 250 g broccoli, cut into florets
  • 200 g bamboo shoots, rinsed, cut into fine strips
  • ½ bunch basil, cut into small pieces

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

In a bowl, combine the water with the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and brown sugar. Heat a pan over high heat, add the oil, and swirl to coat. Add the garlic, spring onions, chili, and ginger and stir-fry for 1 1/2 minutes. Add the meat and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes over high heat. Remove and keep warm. Add the broccoli and bamboo shoots to the pan and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes. Add the sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Add the meat, heat until hot, stir in the basil, and serve immediately.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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