Thai Chicken

 

Ingredients:

- 4 chicken breasts, thinly sliced

- 1/4 red onion, sliced

- 1 red bell pepper, sliced

- 8 white mushrooms, sliced

- 1 broccoli crown, cut in small pieces

- 1/4 cup vegetable oil

- 1 tsp salt

Ingredients for Thai Sauce:

- 1/2 cup brown sugar

- 1 stalk lemongrass, fat part only, chopped into 2 inch long segments

- 4 Kaffir leaves

- 1 thick slice of ginger

- 1/4 cup water

- bunch of Thai basils (optional)

Preparation:

- Marinate chicken with salt for 30 minutes.

- In a small pot, mix brown sugar with water on medium-high heat. When boiled, add lemongrass, Kaffir leaves, and ginger. Turn heat down to simmer for 10 minutes.

- Heat 3 tbsp oil in large skillet or frying pan on medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute until all raw colors disappear. Remove chicken from pan.

- Add 1 tbsp oil in the same skillet on medium heat. Saute onion until aromatic. Add red pepper, mushrooms, and broccoli and cook until the vegetables soften.

- Add chicken back to the skillet. Pour sauce over the mixture and stir well for 2 minutes.