Title: Evil Jungle Prince with Chicken (Or With Mixed Vegetables)
Categories: Thai Poultry
Yield: 4 Servings

1/2	lb	Boneless chicken breast OR-
1/2	lb	-Mixed vegetables, (see note below)
2		-to
6	sm	Red chile peppers
1/2		Stalk fresh lemon grass
2		Kaffir lime leaves
2	tb	Oil
1/2	c	Coconut milk
1/2	ts	Salt
1		-to
4	tb	Fish sauce, based on personal taste (omit for veggie versi
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.

Note: ===== For mixed vegetables, choose from among bell peppers, string beans, water chestnuts, tomatoes (small cherry tomatoes are best), bamboo shoots, miniature corn, asparagus, cucumbers, zucchini, Japanese eggplant, and mushrooms. I particularly like string beans or asparagus, a few cherry tomatoes, shredded (rather than sliced) bamboo shoots, miniature corn, and some straw mushrooms or slender (Japanese) eggplant.

(3-4 servings)

Source: Keo's Thai Cuisine by Keo Sananikone, Ten Speed Press, 1986 From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)

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