Thai basil chicken mince

Name: Thai basil chicken mince
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 500g chicken mince; 4 garlic cloves, chopped; 2 red chillies, sliced; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tsp caster sugar; 20g fresh basil leaves; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 200g green beans, cut short

Spicy chicken mince with fresh basil, chilli and garlic. Ready faster than a takeaway.

Time20 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £1.67 a head

3 servings

Ingredients

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500 gchicken mince
4garlic cloveschopped
2red chilliessliced
2 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbspfish sauce
1 tspcaster sugar
20 gfresh basil leaves
1 tbspvegetable oil
200 ggreen beanscut short

Method

1
Heat the oil in a wok over a high heat. Fry the garlic and chilli for 30 seconds.
2
Add the chicken and fry for 6 minutes, breaking it up, until no pink remains.
6 min
3
Add the beans, soy sauce, fish sauce and sugar and stir fry for 3 minutes.
3 min
4
Turn off the heat and fold in the basil until just wilted.
5
Serve over steamed rice.

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