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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Chicken is a food that many families love in their daily meals. But have you tried stir-fried chicken with basil? With its eye-catching colors, extremely delicious taste, and rich flavor characteristic of basil, it is sure to delight everyone. Let’s join TasteVN into the kitchen to make this delicious stir-fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil For 4 people
Chicken breast 4 pieces (can choose other parts of the chicken) Basil leaves 50 gr (5 stems) Garlic 3 cloves Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Rice wine 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices A little (seasoning/ MSG/ salt/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh and good chicken
- You should choose chicken parts with a bright yellow skin, thin, smooth, shiny surface, and when touched, feel good elasticity.
- The meat should have a natural pinkish-red color, not too pale or with many unusual blood spots.
- Do not choose pieces that smell rotten when sniffed, and feel slimy when touched.
How to choose fresh and delicious basil
- You should choose plants with smooth, fragrant leaves that are green and have no black spots on the leaf surface.
- Prioritize choosing plants that have a characteristic aroma and are still fresh and green.
- You should not choose wilted, bruised, or moldy basil.
How to make Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil
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Prepare the ingredients
Chicken breast should be washed thoroughly; to eliminate the odor, rub a little salt on the surface of the chicken piece. Then rinse with water, drain, and cut into bite-sized cubes.
Pick the basil leaves, wash them, and then drain. You can cut the leaves small according to your preference. Peel the garlic, wash it, and then chop finely.
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Stir-Fried Chicken with Basil
Prepare a pan, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, then add garlic and sauté until fragrant. Continue by adding the cut chicken, stir the chicken on high heat until the meat is firm.
Season with 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 2 tablespoons of rice wine, 1 tablespoon of salt, and stir well for the chicken to absorb the spices. Continue to stir on the stove on high heat for about 7 minutes.
Add 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, stir well, then add the basil, and cook for about 1 minute. Adjust the seasoning to suit your family’s taste and turn off the heat.
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Finished Product
The chicken has a beautiful golden color, with a fragrant smell from basil. The meat is tender, with a captivating aroma, and a moderate salty-sweet taste that is pleasing to the palate. Eating with hot rice is just right.
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The dish stir-fried chicken with basil has an appealing flavor and is very suitable for family meals, being both delicious and rich in taste, easy to enjoy and easy to make. Điện máy XANH wishes you success with this dish!
