CHICKEN BASIL STIR-FRY

Quicker than a trip to your local take-away, and a lot nicer, this is my fakeaway number one. It’s tasty, fast and easy. Friday nights sorted." -Tenina Holder.

INGREDIENTS

• 4 cloves of garlic, peeled
• 1 onion, peeled, halved

• 1 red chilli, de-seeded
• 20g extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• 1 tsp white pepper
• 500g chicken mince
• 1 carrot, peeled, julienned
• 20g fish sauce
• 20g tamari
• 1 small zucchini, cut into chunks or 5 courgettes, split down the centre
• pinch pink salt flakes
• handful fresh basil leaves
• red chillies, sliced to garnish
• noodles of choice to serve

• METHOD

  • 1
    Place garlic, onion, chilli and olive oil into 
the Thermomix bowl and chop 5 sec/speed 5.
  • 2
    Saute 5 min/Varoma/speed 1.
  • 3
    Meanwhile break up the chicken mince with
 a spatula and stir through the corn flour and pepper so it is well combined. Set chicken aside.
  • 4
    Add carrot, fish sauce and tamari to the Thermomix bowl and cook 5 min/Varoma/Butterfly/Reverse/ speed 1.
  • 5
    Add zucchini and chicken, and cook 8-10 mins/ Varoma/Butterfly/Reverse/speed 1.
  • 6
    Season to taste, and garnish with fresh basil leaves.
  • 7
    Serve with noodles and extra sliced chillies if desired.