Thai Chicken Saute With Basil Mandarins Recipes

THAI CHICKEN SAUTE WITH BASIL & MANDARINS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring water to boil. Add noodles, cover and remove from heat. Allow 10 - 15 minutes for softening, then drain. Set aside.
• In a large skillet, heat oil. Add onions and sambal olek. Saute until onions are slightly transparent.
• To the onions add red peppers, carrots and garlic. Continue to saute until peppers are just beginning to soften.
• Add chicken, basil, salt and pepper. Stir until chicken is heated through.
• Add orange pieces and the drained noodles. Toss gently until heated through.

THAI CHICKEN WITH BASIL

Steps:

• Combine rice and 1 1/2 cups water in heavy-bottom pot, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer, and cook the rice, covered, for 17 minutes.
• Trim and seed the jalapeño and the red pepper. Put from half the jalapeño to all of it, and as much of the red pepper as you like, into a food processor, and add the garlic, shallots and peppercorns. Process to make a coarse paste.
• Heat a nonstick pan (large enough to hold all the ingredients except the rice) until it is very hot. Reduce heat to medium high, and add the oil. Sauté the garlic mixture for 30 seconds. Set aside.
• Finely chop the chicken breast in the food processor. Return pan to heat, and sauté the chicken, breaking it into tiny pieces while cooking.
• Add the fish sauce and sugar, and stir well. Set aside.
• Wash and dry the basil, reserving a few leaves for garnish. Return pan to heat, and stir the basil into the chicken mixture. Serve over rice, garnished with the remaining basil.