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            Chicken (or Scallops or Beef) with Fresh Sweet Basil
 
 Recipe By     : riacmt@ubvmsc.cc.buffalo.edu (Carol Miller-Tutzauer)
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Oriental
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
      1/2  pound         boneless chicken breast (or 1/2 lb. fresh
    2      teaspoons     oil
    3      cloves        garlic -- chopped
    3                    kaffir lime leaves -- cut in  thin strips
      1/2  cup           mushrooms (preferably straw mushrooms)
      1/4  cup           shredded bamboo shoots
    3      teaspoons     oyster sauce
    3                    red chili peppers -- seeded and chopped (
   15                    basil leaves
    2      cups          chopped cabbage (optional)
 
 Thinly slice chicken (or beef) into 2-inch strips (or, if using scallops,
 rinse scallops and score diagonally). In a wok heat oil, garlic, and kaffir
 lime leaves on high heat, until oil bubbles. Add chicken (or scallops or
 beef), mushrooms, bamboo shoots, oyster sauce, and red chili peppers; stir
 fry for 5 minutes or until chicken (or scallops or beef) is cooked. Mix in
 basil and serve on a bed of chopped cabbage (if desired).
 
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