Stir-fried Chicken with Basil and Cilantro

I have posted many stir-fried recipes, but this one is my favorite in terms of ease and healthy ingredients. Ground chicken can be used or chicken breast, diced into small pieces. I like Thai chicken stir-fried with holy basil and that helps me to come up with this recipe. The basil and cilantro are the medicinal herbs used in Asia. Therefore, I like to introduce both of these herbs into this recipe. Also, I do not live near an Asian grocery, so the holy basil is hard to find in American grocery stores. This recipe is a good compromise to the Thai recipe. I am very happy with the result.

Ingredients:

1 large chicken breast, diced

2 eggs (optional)*

1 cup total of three different colored sweet hers, diced

2 cups total consisting of  basil and cilantro leaves

2 tbs peanut oil

Spice paste ingredients:

3 garlic cloves

1 or two Thai hot chilies

1 shallot

3 three sweet chilies

Stir-fried sauce ingredients:

1 tbs oyster sauce

1 tbs fish sauce

1 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp molasses

1 tbs honey

1/4 cup water

1/4 tsp black pepper

Serve with cooked rice

Directions:

Place the spice paste ingredients in a mini food processor and blend to a paste.In a mixing bowl, combine the stir-fired sauce ingredients and mix well.

Heat oil in a wok and add the spice paste mixture. Stir and cook until fragrant.

Add chicken and cook until chicken is no longer pink.

 Stir in sauce mixture ,sweet bell pepper and bring to boil. Stir and cook for 1 more minute.

Stir in  basil, and cilantro leaves. Make a quick stir and turn off the heat.

Serve with rice and egg

*Add oil in a sauté pan and break eggs into the pan to make sunny side up.