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Lemon basil is the ideal herb to grow if you like cooking South Asian or North East African Dishes.

For example Indonesian, Philippine or Arabic…

The unique flavour of lemon basil is a must and it is great when used in stir-fry dishes, as it adds an instant unique flavour.

In addition a key benefit is that it can be used in many different ways – for example eaten raw with a salad, used to season many cooked dishes or even used in sweet desserts.

How to make Lemon Basil chicken stir fry

This is a very ‘quick & easy ‘ recipe without to many ingredients.

To make lemon basil chicken stir fry you will need the following

Ingredients:

300 g Chicken Breast (2 breasts)
1/2 cup Lemon Basil leaves
5 Bird’s eye chilli peppers – deseeded and finely chopped
3 cloves garlic – crushed
1.5 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons virgin olive oil

Equipment

Chef’s knife
Mixing bowl
Gloves
Wok

Instructions

Cut the peppers length-ways, remove the seeds and then cut diagonally into smaller pieces (Make sure you wear gloves)
Cut the chicken breasts into bite size peaces
Remove the lemon basil leaves from the stems and cut into small pieces
Combine the fish sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl
Heat oil in a wok and add the chicken pieces – until they lose their raw colour
Then add the peppers and garlic and cook for 2 minutes
Pour in the sauce and cook until it starts turning thick and gooey
Finally add in the Lemon Basil and slowly stir until it starts to wilt (about 10 seconds)

Serve with rice.

It is great with white rice or (as the picture below shows) you can add the stir-fry with lemon basil with Nasi Goreng (Indonesian rice), which is great blended with Ketchap Manis and Sate.

How to grow Lemon basil at home

Lemon basil is very easy to grow at home.

For step by step advice have a look at ‘how to grow basil indoors’

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5 from 2 votes

Lemon Basil chicken stir fry

Very easy to make with few ingredients

Course Main Course

Cuisine Asian, Indonesian, Thai

Keyword chicken stir-fry, lemon basil, stir-fry

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

Servings people

Calories 250kcal

Author Minze Vries

Cost £1.80

Equipment

Chef Knife
Mixing bowl
Gloves
Wok

Ingredients

300 g Chicken breasts (2 breasts)
1/2 cup Lemon Basil Leaves
5 Bird’s eye chilli peppers
3 cloves Garlic
1.5 tbsp Fish sauce
1 tbsp Dark soy sauce
1 tsp Brown sugar
2 tbsp Water
2 tbsp Virgin olive oil

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients
Cut the peppers length-ways, remove the seeds and then cut diagonally into smaller pieces (Make sure you wear gloves)
Cut the chicken breasts into bite size peaces
Remove the lemon basil leaves from the stems and cut into small pieces
Combine the fish sauce, soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl
Cook the ingredients
Heat oil in a wok and add the chicken pieces – until they lose their raw colour
Then add the peppers and garlic and cook for 2 minutes
Pour in the sauce and cook until it starts turning thick and gooey
Add the Lemon Basil
Finally add in the Lemon Basil and slowly stir until it starts to wilt (about 10 seconds)
Serve with Rice

Video

Notes

The serving size calories is only for the stir-fry. For example the nasi goreng and sate sauce (in the picture) will add more calories.

Please the video shows 3 chicken breasts, just increase (or decrease) ingredients based on for how many you are cooking.

Nutrition

Serving: 150g | Calories: 250kcal

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More information

Hopefully the stir-fry with lemon basil recipe might inspire you to grow your own fresh basil at home.

When you are cooking fresh herbs tend to make a real difference to the results. Herbs are really easy to grow at home and many of them grow really fast.

To grow your own basil

Basil is very easy to grow your own at home in your kitchen, dining room, etc. For the best & fastest results all you will need are seeds, growing system and some growing lights. There is detailed description at how to grow basil indoors.