Mortar and Pestle
MAKO Black Steel 
Just as Delicious
2 tbsp sesame oil
5cm (about 2 inch) piece ginger, peeled and finely julienned
6 garlic cloves, halved
5 large dried red chillies, cut into bite-sized pieces
800g (1.7 lb) chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tsp cornflour (cornstarch) mixed 2 tsp water
½ cup Thai basil leaves (alternatively use Italian basil)
steamed rice, to serve
Stir-fry sauce:
3 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tsp brown sugar
For the stir-fry sauce, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl.
Heat half the sesame oil in a wok or large frying pan over high heat. Add the ginger, garlic and chillies and stir-fry for 20 seconds or until fragrant. Add the chicken and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes or until the chicken starts to colour on all sides. Pour in the stir-fry sauce. Mix and reduce the heat to medium. Cover with a lid and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Remove the lid and add the cornflour mixture to the chicken. Mix and allow to simmer a further minute or until the sauce has thickened. Stir through the remaining sesame oil and the basil leaves. Remove from heat and serve with steamed rice.
Yummy and Quick
If you’re busy in the day and need something super simple and quick, and not too pricey to throw down on the table this is gold. It’s so yummy too, I pair it with Marion’s Chinese Fried Rice.
Delicious weeknight dinner
Delicious, I love recipes with dried chilli because I can add them at the end accordingly so we can temper the flavour for our family.