Christmas Recipes

EVIL JUNGLE PRINCE WITH CHICKEN

Ingredients:

1/2 lb boneless chicken breast (or 1/2 lb mixed vegetables, see
note below)
2-6 small red chile peppers
1/2 stalk fresh lemon grass
2 kaffir lime leaves
2 T oil
1/2 c coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 to 4 T fish sauce, based on personal taste (omit for veggie version)
10 to 15 basil leaves
1 c chopped cabbage

Directions:

Thinly cut chicken into 2-inch strips. (If doing veggie version, cut
vegetables into thin strips.) Grind together red chili peppers, lemon
grass, and kaffir lime leaves in a food processor or pound in a mortar.
Heat oil to medium-high and saute pepper mixture for 3 minutes. Stir in
coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken (or vegetables) and
cook for 5 minutes or until cooked (same time for veggies). Reduce heat
to medium-low. Stir in fish sauce (if using), salt, and basil. Serve
on a bed of chopped cabbage.
Note:
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For mixed vegetables, choose from among bell peppers, string beans,
water chestnuts, tomatoes (small cherry tomatoes are best), bamboo
shoots, miniature corn, asparagus, cucumbers, zucchini, Japanese
eggplant, and mushrooms. I particularly like string beans or asparagus,
a few cherry tomatoes, shredded (rather than sliced) bamboo shoots,
miniature corn, and some straw mushrooms or slender (Japanese) eggplant.



Makes 3-4 Servings
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 10 min

Added On: 2005-10-11
Submitted By: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)
Filed under the following categories:
¬ Poultry ¬ Chicken ¬ Dinner ¬ Thai

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