Thai Basil Chicken is arguably the gold standard of Thai Chicken stir fries!

BONUS: No hunting down unusual ingredients!

Thai Basil Chicken

Wowser.

Close up of Thai Basil Chicken in a wok, fresh off the stove ready to be served

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I LOVE Thai Basil Chicken.

(Thats a nice insight into the immaturity that is me.)

This is a recipe I got from the mother of a friend way back when I was in uni.

Thai Basil Chicken served over Jasmin rice in a blue bowl, ready to be eaten

And its one of the few recipes that I havent tinkered with at all.

I usually cant help it even recipes from well respected chefs.

But this one its perfect as it is.

What goes in spicy chilli Thai Basil Chicken

It is trulyjust like what you get at (good) Thai restaurants and on the streets of Thailand!

What you need for Thai Basil Chicken

Heres what you need for Thai Basil Chicken.

Thai Basil

Thai Basil is a key ingredient in this recipe, being the namesake and all.

Difference between Thai Basil and Thai Holy Basil - Thai Basil tastes like normal basil with a slight aniseed flavour. Holy basil has jagged edges and it does not have an aniseed flavour, it tastes more like Italian basil.

Thai Basil tastes like normal basil with a hint of aniseed flavour.

Heres a photo showing the difference between holy basil and Thai Basil.

In the video and photos, Ive used Thai Holy Basil.

Close up of Thai Basil Chicken served over Jasmin rice in a blue bowl, ready to be eaten

Thai Basil Chicken is often overly saucy when you get it from mid-standard restaurants outside of Thailand.

Serve this overJasmine riceor any other rice of choice.

As with all stir fries, this Thai recipe moves super fast once you start cooking about 5 minutes.

Close up of Thai Basil Chicken in a wok, fresh off the stove ready to be served

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Thats faster than ordering home delivery!

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