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