Chicken in oyster sauce with basil and bell peppers

Ingredients

• 200 g boneless chicken cubed
• 1 cup of bell peppers yellow, green and red cut in squares
• 10 basil leaves
• 3 star anise pieces
• 5 tsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp soya sauce
• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic
• 2 tsp finely chopped ginger
• 1 spring onion base
• 1 tsp black pepper powder
• ½ tsp sugar
• Salt as per taste
• 1 tsp oil
• ¼ cup water

Preparation

• Marinate the chicken pieces with salt, pepper and soya sauce and keep aside for 10 minutes.
• Heat your wok and add the oil. Then add the garlic and ginger and sauté for about a minute. The aroma of just garlic and ginger cooking is awesome and appetising enough.
• Add star anise to this and the base of the spring onion. Sauté for a minute more.
• Add the marinated chicken. When it is cooked half way add the bell peppers as well.
• After the chicken appears fully cooked add the basil leaves. Now add the oyster sauce. Cook for about a minute more and add ¼ cup water and sugar.
• Let the gravy boil and check for salt. Add salt if required only. You can also make chicken in a similar way with black bean sauce and add your favourite veggies to it.

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