Spicy Chicken and Basil Fried Rice by @MATTHEWS.GUYANESE. COOKING
Ingredients
- FOR THE RICE
cups 2 uncooked jasmine rice washed
cups 2 water (will vary if you don’t use jasmine rice)
tablespoons 2 low sodium soy sauce
teaspoon 1 sesame oil
tablespoon 1 vegetable oil
teaspoon 1/2 dry Guyanese thyme (optional-can swap)
1 large chicken breast chopped into small cubes
tablespoon 1 low sodium soy sauce
tablespoon 1 sweet soy sauce (or oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, etc)
4 cloves garlic grated
tablespoon 1 ginger grated
2 wiri wiri peppers chopped
vegetable oil to cook everything
eggs 2 (seasoned with salt and pepper)
teaspoon 2 chilli flakes (use more or less)
10 basil leaves (fresh) or 2 tsp. dried basil
- FOR THE CHICKEN
seasoned chicken (see above)
tablespoon 1 sweet soy sauce
1 small onion chopped (red or white)
1/2 red bell pepper chopped
1/2 green bell pepper chopped
cup 1/3 corn kernels
cup 1/3 green peas
- FOR THE FRIED RICE
cooked rice (see above)
tablespoons 2 hoisin sauce (or any thick brown sauces)
1 tbsp. low sodium soy sauce
teaspoons 2 sesame oil
taspoon 1 dried Guyanese thyme
2 carrots, grated
cup 1 sliced cabbage (some to cook and some to garnish)
2 scallions, sliced, to finish
salt/pepper/chilli flakes to taste if desired
Recipe Video
Notes
- This recipe is brought to you by our friend and cast-iron lover @matthews.guyanese.cooking.
Check out his instagram here: @matthews.guyanese.cooking and his YouTube channel here.
Full video recipe and instructions on his YouTube video: Spicy Chicken and Basil Fried Rice.