Thai Spicy Basil Chicken Fried Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 tablespoons oyster sauce
    2 tablespoons fish sauce
    1 teaspoon white sugar
    1/2 cup peanut oil for frying
    4 cups cooked jasmine rice, chilled
    6 large cloves garlic clove, crushed
    2 serrano peppers, crushed
    1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips
    1 red pepper, seeded and thinly sliced
    1 onion, thinly sliced
    2 cups sweet Thai basil
    1 cucumber, sliced (optional)
    1/2 cup cilantro sprigs (optional)
Preparation
    Whisk together the oyster sauce, fish sauce, and sugar in a bowl.
    Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat until the oil begins to smoke. Add the garlic and serrano peppers, stirring quickly. Stir in the chicken, bell pepper, onion and oyster sauce mixture; cook until the chicken is no longer pink. Raise heat to high and stir in the chilled rice; stir quickly until the sauce is blended with the rice. Use the back of a spoon to break up any rice sticking together.
    Remove from heat and mix in the basil leaves. Garnish with sliced cucumber and cilantro as desired.

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