Recipe video above. Right off the streets of Thailand, made in your own home! Spicy, garlicky and savoury with a hint of sweet. Gold standard Thai chicken stir fry, quick to make and no hunting down unusual ingredients.
Recipe by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats on September 28, 2019
1 birds eye or Thai chilli (, deseeded and finely chopped)
1 1/2 tbsp oil ((peanut, vegetable or canola))
2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce ((Note 3))
1 tsp dark soy sauce ((or all purpose) (Note 3))
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp water
Steamed jasmine rice
Categories
Stir Fry
Cuisine
Thai
Steps
Put Sauce ingredients in a small bowl and mix to combine.
Heat oil in wok or pan over high heat.
Add garlic and chilli and cook for 10 seconds. Don't inhale - the chilli will make you cough!
Add the white part of the green onions and chicken and fry until cooked, around 2 minutes.
Add Sauce and cook for 1 minute until the water reduces to make a thick glossy sauce.
Toss through green part of green onions and basil leaves. Stir until just wilted, then serve immediately with steamed jasmine rice.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 160 g
Calories: 360 kcal
Carbohydrates: 5 g
Protein: 19 g
Fat: 29 g
Saturated Fat: 6 g
Cholesterol: 110 mg
Sodium: 588 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Reviews
Savannah on 2025-08-06 (5 stars): WOW. I was not expecting it to be that good!!! Just needed to use up some basil that was getting old. Figured why not? And it knocked my flavor socks off. Nagi is a genius!!
Liz Moore on 2025-03-28 (4 stars): Another winner Nagi! Chef’s kiss! 😘
Rosie on 2025-01-27 (5 stars): WOW!! Absolutely amazing!! Doubled this recipe and added some chopped broccolini towards the end. Perfect for our family of 4. Really loved the taste of the thai basil in this dish. Will definitely be making this again.
Grace on 2025-01-11 (5 stars): Omg Nagi, this was sooo good! Very simple recipe yet I feel like I won't be doing takeouts anymore. I'd have to recommend for those who are going to make this, stick to using thai basil than the regular one. It makes a whole lot difference to the dish. I added more oyster sauce, used gluten-free soy sauce and white onions (I don't have the spring onion). Thanks for this quick but tasty recipe, Nagi!
Rita Sakr on 2024-10-23 (5 stars): Fabulous recipe. So tastey; just like the restaurants. I love Thai chilli basil stir fry dishes. I’ve been looking for recipes for a long time. This is by far the best. Now I can make it so quickly at home. Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️.
Angela Chau on 2024-08-10 (5 stars): I’ve made this several times, along with your drunken noodles recipe (to try and use up the package of basil I get for this recipe). It’s on regular rotation in my home, thanks for the tasty and easy recipe!
Campbell Davis on 2024-08-02 (5 stars): 5 stars
Juli on 2024-07-24 (5 stars): Like a few other comments, I used this as a base and did a clean out the veg drawer stir fry with chicken thighs and the delicious simple sauce! Add in the Thai Basil and we were all scraping the bowls. Really delicious recipe.
Rick Georgesco on 2024-07-16 (5 stars): I appreciate your site, work, and recipes. Excellent work.
I'm in L.A., US and even if we have a lot of places, sites,.... it's still great to find a number of great Asian recipes and many others. Thanks!
Nisha on 2024-07-08 (5 stars): I live in the middle of nowhere so I had to make do with regular basil (added just at the end) and this recipe had everyone licking their plates. Served with lemongrass tea (literally sliced lemongrass steeped in boiling water for two minutes, so easy! Somehow I managed to obtain that but not thai basil!) for a complete thai experience. Yum. Now I am actually growing my own thai basil plants so that I can make this. It's that good.
Evan Ridgway on 2024-07-02 (5 stars): Great recipe! I had some mushrooms left in the fridge that needed to get used up so I subbed them for the chicken. I also added a bit of grated ginger. It was fantastic and so easy!
Phoebe on 2024-06-23 (5 stars): Have made this many times because it’s a family favourite. I’ve discovered that if I’m making a big batch I need to omit the water, otherwise the pan isn’t hot enough and it goes watery. Love this recipe, thanks again Nagi!
Leslie Monteyne on 2024-06-12 (5 stars): Delicious and probably the simplest version of this recipe that I have found. Made as written using chicken breast, with two small additions - a quarter of a red onion, chopped, and half a yellow pepper, sliced. Next time I will probably 1.5 x the sauce to have just a bit extra.
Katie Hargreave on 2024-05-01 (5 stars): Love this recipe in our house! Super simple and quick, we grow the Thai basil and the rest of the ingredients are already in the pantry. Winner winner, thanks for sharing!
Barbara Hallett Wegner on 2024-04-01 (5 stars): I give it a 5 + star but I have say I did the sauce as recipe love it. But I did add a bunch more veggies and a little bit of grated ginger. So I did not follow your recipe only the sauce which is a 10 star with my family.
