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Thai Spicy Basil Chicken Fried Rice

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Amount Per Serving Calories: 794 | Total Fat: 22.1g | Cholesterol: 46mg

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons oyster sauce
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut oil for frying
• 4 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
• 6 large cloves garlic clove, crushed
• 2 serrano peppers, crushed
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
• 1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 cups sweet Thai basil
• 1 cucumber, sliced (optional)
• 1/2 cup cilantro sprigs (optional)

Directions

1. Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a bowl.
2. Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke. Add the garlic and serrano peppers, stirring quickly. Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, onion and oyster sauce mixture; cook until the chicken is no longer pink. Raise heat to high and stir in the chilled rice; stir quickly until the sauce is blended with the rice. Use the back of a spoon to break up any rice sticking together.
3. Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves. Garnish with sliced cucumber and cilantro as desired.