Drew's Chicken Thai Basil Stir Fry

on May 22, 2025 in main-dishes


A spicy and aromatic Thai-inspired stir fry featuring fresh basil and tender chicken.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp water
  • ½ tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • ½ onion, minced
  • 6 hot thai chiles, minced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 lb. boneless chicken, minced
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 cup loosely packed fresh thai basil leaves

Instructions

  1. Combine soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, water, and sugar in bowl; set aside
  2. Stir fry onions, chiles, and garlic in oil until garlic just starts to brown
  3. Add chicken and stir fry until almost cooked
  4. Add bell pepper, green beans, and prepared sauce and stir fry until chicken is fully cooked
  5. Remove from heat and stir in basil
  6. Serve with rice and optionally, top with a fried egg
Drew Miller
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Howdy folks! I'm Drew. I'm married to Deirdre and am a dad to 6 great kids.

By day, I help engineering teams do their best work and have their best careers, focusing on HTTP APIs, distributed systems, and developer tools & experiences.

On nights and weekends, I enjoy cooking, sailing, reading, tabletop and video games, and exploring wild places.