Chicken and Basil Stir-fry

Ready in 40 minutes
You will need:

• a large skillet or wok

Ingredients

Recipe for 4 servings

• Chicken breast halves (boneless, skinless crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices) - 1 1/2 lbs
• Salt and ground pepper - to taste
• Vegetable oil
• Small onion (halved and cut into 1/4 inch thick wedges - 1
• Bell peppers (red, yellow, green or a mix, ribs and seeds removed; cut into 1/4 inch wide strips) - 2
• Garlic cloves (minced) - 6
• Rice vinegar - 2 tbs
• Soy sauce - 2 tbs
• Basil leaves - 1 and 1/2 cups

Directions:

1. Season chicken generously with salt and pepper.
2. In a large wok or non stick skillet, heat 
• 2 tsp of oil and fry
• chicken until browned but not completely cooked. 
3. Transfer to plate and set aside.
4. To the skillet, add 
• oil and fry
• Onion
• Bell peppers
• cook over medium high heat, tossing often, until beginning to brown. Add
• Garlic
• Cook until fragrant.
5. Add 
• 1/4 cup of water
• Vinegar
• Soy sauce
• fried chicken
6. Cook, tossing, until chicken is cooked through.
7. Remove from heat and stir in 
• Basil leaves
8. Serve with white rice.

Footnotes:

The chicken can be coated in cornstarch before frying to have a more crispier chicken.