Three Cup Chicken

This is a traditional taiwanese chicken dish in which thai basil and sesame oil are the main stars.



Ingredients:
2-3 pounds of chicken thigh meat, cut into bite size pieces, bone-in
1/4 cup of sesame oil, reserve 2 tablespoons for finishing
10 - 15 thin slices of ginger
6 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups of thai basil, whole leaves
3/4 cup cup of light soy sauce
1/4 cup of dark soy sauce
3-4 red chili peppers, whole
1 tbsp sugar (or to taste)

Method:

1. Heat sesame oil in a wok until it is smoking.
2. Place the ginger, garlic, chili peppers and chicken in the wok until the chicken skin has been browned slightly.
3. Pour in light soy sauce and dark soy sauce and thai basil leaves and simmer until the soy sauce has reduced by about 1/4 and is thick and rich. (About 5-10 minutes)
4. Taste the sauce. If you find it to be too salty, add some sugar to balance out the saltiness. The sugar will also give the chicken a slight stickiness.
5. Plate and drizzle with the remaining sesame oil before serving with some steamed rice. Enjoy!