Chicken(or Scallops or Beef) with Fresh Sweet Basil

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Chicken (or Scallops or Beef) with Fresh Sweet Basil

Recipe By : riacmt@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Oriental

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 pound boneless chicken breast (or 1/2 lb. fresh
2 teaspoons oil
3 cloves garlic -- chopped
3 kaffir lime leaves -- cut in thin strips
1/2 cup mushrooms (preferably straw mushrooms)
1/4 cup shredded bamboo shoots
3 teaspoons oyster sauce
3 red chili peppers -- seeded and chopped (
15 basil leaves
2 cups chopped cabbage (optional)

Thinly slice chicken (or beef) into 2-inch strips (or, if using scallops,
rinse scallops and score diagonally). In a wok heat oil, garlic, and kaffir
lime leaves on high heat, until oil bubbles. Add chicken (or scallops or
beef), mushrooms, bamboo shoots, oyster sauce, and red chili peppers; stir
fry for 5 minutes or until chicken (or scallops or beef) is cooked. Mix in
basil and serve on a bed of chopped cabbage (if desired).

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