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Evil Jungle Prince with Chicken (or with Mixed Vegetables)
1/2 lb boneless chicken breast or 1/2 lb mixed vegetables
2 to 6 small red chile peppers
1/2 stalk fresh lemon grass
2 kaffir lime leaves
2 T oil
1/2 c coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to 4 T fish sauce (optional)
10 to 15 basil leaves
1 c chopped cabbage
Thinly cut chicken into 2-inch strips. (If doing veggie version,
cut vegetables into thin strips.) Grind together red chili peppers,
lemon grass, and kaffir lime leaves in a food processor or pound
in a mortar. Heat oil to medium-high and saute pepper mixture for
3 minutes. Stir in coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes. Add
chicken (or vegetables) and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked
(same time for veggies). Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in fish
sauce (if using), salt, and basil. Serve on a bed of chopped
cabbage.
Makes 3 to 4 servings.
For mixed vegetables, choose from among bell peppers, string beans,
water chestnuts, cherry tomatoes, bamboo shoots, miniature corn,
asparagus, cucumbers, zucchini, Japanese eggplant, and straw
mushrooms.
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