Red Curry Chicken With Basil - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 tablespoons red curry paste
13 1/2 ounces coconut milk, shaken
1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts, raw, sliced into bite size pieces
2 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons fish sauce
1 red bell pepper, sliced
10 large basil leaves, Thai, chopped

Preparation

Heat the oil in the frying pan over medium heat.
Add the Curry Paste and simmer for 2 minutes, so that it is dissolved, fragrant and foaming.
Stir in the can of the coconut milk. Cook over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add the sliced chicken. Simmer for 4 minutes.
Stir in the sugar, fish sauce and bell pepper. Simmer until the chicken is cooked, about 3 minutes more.
Add the chopped basil. Season to taste with more sugar or Fish Sauce as desired.