Evil Jungle Prince Recipe

Chef Keo's Evil Jungle Prince with Chicken

This spicy flavored dish's name was created by Chef Keo Sananikone, owner of Keo's Thai Cuisine restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii and has been mentioned in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Bazaar, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times according to his cookbook. This dish can also be prepared with shrimp, beef or pork.

1/2 lb boneless chicken breast, thinly sliced 2" pieces
2-6 small red chili peppers
1/2 stalk fresh lemongrass (lower portion only), sliced thinly crosswise
2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded finely
2 Tblsp cooking oil
1/2 cup coconut milk
1/2 tsp salt
1-4 Tblsp fish sauce, to taste
10-15 sweet Thai basil leaves

Pound together the red chili peppers, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves in a mortar and pestle or process in a blender or food processor, set aside, Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat and saute spice mixture for about 3 minutes, until fragrant. Add coconut milk and stir to combine and cook for 2 more minutes. Add chicken and cook for another 5 minutes until cooked through. Reduce heat to low, add fish sauce and basil and stir to combine. Serve over steamed Thai jasmine rice.

Servings: 3-4

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