Thai Basil Vegetable Stir Fry Food

THAI BASIL STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Stir-fry garlic and chili in the oil.
• Add the chicken, both soy sauces, the fish sauce, chili paste and white pepper.
• When the chicken is browned and almost cooked add the bell peppers and onion.
• When the veggies are done at the very last moment add the thai basil until just wilted and serve over rice.
• **note** if you want to make it vegetarian replace the chicken with some tofu. If you cant find Thai basil I would try regular basil although it wont be as authentic.

THAI SHRIMP STIR-FRY WITH TOMATOES AND BASIL

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, water, fish sauce, and sugar; set aside. Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, ginger, and chile flakes, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until pink but still translucent in the middle, about 2 minutes. Transfer the shrimp to a medium bowl with a slotted spoon. Add the onion, pepper, and chile to the skillet, and stir-fry until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Return the shrimp to the pan along with the soy sauce mixture. Bring to a boil, and stir-fry until the sauce glazes the shrimp, about 1 minute more. Add the tomatoes and stir until coated with sauce, about 15 seconds. Remove pan from the heat, stir in the basil, mint, and lime juice. Transfer to a serving dish, serve immediately.

THAI CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Thinly slice the lemon grass (or lemon rind).
• Peel and chop the ginger and garlic.
• Heat the oil in a large wok style pan over high heat.
• Add the lemon grass (or lemon rind), ginger and garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds, or until brown.
• Add the chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
• Then add the vegetables and stir-fry for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are almost cooked.
• Finally stir in the oyster sauce, a pinch of sugar and seasoning to taste and stir-fry doe another minute for flavors to blend.
• Serve immediately, sprinkled with the crushed peanuts and freshly chopped cilantro leaves on top accompanied with cooked rice or Asian noodles.
• Enjoy!

SPICY THAI BASIL, CHICKEN & NOODLE STIR-FRY

Steps:

• 1. Mix sugar, lime juice and fish sauce in small bowl. Set aside. Bring large pot of water to boil. Remove from heat. Add red rice noodles, stirring to separate noodles in water. Let stand 5 to 7 minutes or until noodles are tender but firm. (If you are using Asian wheat noodles, you will need to actually cook them for 5-7 minutes rather than merely letting them soak in hot water.) Drain well. Place in serving bowl. Set aside.
• 2. Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet or wok on medium-high heat. Add garlic and chile; stir fry 15 seconds or until fragrant. Add chicken, carrots and green onions; stir fry 3 to 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
• 3. Stir in fish sauce mixture; stir fry 1 minute. Add basil (or cilantro); stir fry 30 seconds or until basil (or cilantro) is wilted. Add to noodles in bowl; toss to coat. Serve immediately.
• Tip: Thai basil has dark green leaves with purple stems and has a licorice flavor. It can be found in most Asian markets. If unavailable, substitute Italian basil.

VEGETABLE THAI CURRY STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, soy sauce, cornstarch, curry powder, turmeric and celery salt. Stir well and set aside.
• Preheat a large deep pan over medium-high heat. Add oil and stir fry onion, garlic and ginger for one minute. Remove to a bowl.
• Add broccoli, red bell pepper, carrots and jalapeno to pan. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes or until crisp tender. Remove to a bowl.
• Stir broth mixture and add to pan; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Return all vegetables to the pan and heat through.
• Serve over hot rice.

VEGETABLE THAI CURRY STIR FRY

Steps:

• Combine coconut milk, curry paste & soy sauce in a small bowl. I like mine very spicy so you may want to tame the curry paste down to 1 teaspoons.
• Heat oil in pan on medium-high. Add ginger until it becomes fragrant(30 secs.) IF USING FROZEN VEGGIES, add right into the pan, without oil.
• Add all veggies and cook until peppers become tender.
• Add coconut milk mixture & tofu and simmer for a couple of minutes.
• Serve over 1 cup rice.

STIR-FRIED MIXED VEGETABLES THAI STYLE

Steps:

• Heat wok, add oil when hot, add the garlic and giger and stirfry for one minute.
• Add broccoli and stir-fry for 1 minute, then add snow peas, carrots and the green and red peppers.
• Stir-fry for an additional 3-4 minutes or until tender but still crisp.
• Blend the soy sauce, hoisin sauce and sugar in a small bowl. Stir well, season to taste with salt and pepper and pour into the wok, stirring well to distribute.
• Transfer to a serving dish.
• Garnish with scallions.