Anyone can put together today’s chicken stir-fry. Have all the vegetables chopped and ready to go before the cooking begins. Cheat and cook the rice to accompany in the microwave. Having a few fresh herbs on hand will add to the flavour.
Ingredients
| ¼ cup | Fish sauce |
| ¼ cup | Soy sauce |
| 1 Tbsp | Brown sugar |
| 4 | Garlic cloves, crushed |
| ½ | Red chillies, chopped finely, plus ½ for garnish (Main) |
| 2 Tbsp | Olive oil |
| 1 tsp | Sesame oil |
| 400 g | Chicken breasts, sliced thinly (Main) |
| 1 | Green pepper, sliced thinly (Main) |
| 1 | Red pepper, sliced thinly (Main) |
| ½ head | Broccoli, cut small |
| ½ cup | Basil leaves, half shredded |
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Directions
- In a small bowl combine the fish sauce, soy, sugar, garlic and ½ chilli, chopped finely. Slice the other half of the chilli for garnish.
- Heat the oils in a large frying pan and cook the chicken. Remove to a plate and cook the peppers and broccoli until just cooked. Add the chicken back to the pan, stir through the sauce and heat.
- Serve garnished with basil leaves, sliced chilli and some fluffy rice on the side.
