Evil Jungle Prince with Chicken (Or with Mixed Vegetables)
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Ingredients
| ½ | pound |
chicken breasts
boneless, or 1/2 lb mixed vegetables |
|
| 2-6 | small |
red chili peppers
|
* |
| ½ | Stalk |
lemongrass
fresh |
* |
| 2 | each |
kaffir lime leaves
|
* |
| 2 | tablespoons |
vegetable oil
|
|
| ½ | cup |
coconut milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1-4 | tablespoons |
fish sauce
|
|
| 10-15 | each |
basil
|
* |
| 1 | cup |
cabbage
chopped |
Directions
Thinly cut chicken into 2-inch strips. (If doing veggie version, cut vegetables into thin strips.)
Grind together red chili peppers, lemon grass, and kaffir lime leaves in a food processor or pound in a mortar.
Heat oil to medium-high and sauté pepper mixture for 3 minutes.
Stir in coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes.
Add chicken (or vegetables) and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked (same time for veggies).
Reduce heat to medium-low.
Stir in fish sauce (if using), salt, and basil. Serve on a bed of chopped cabbage.
