EVIL JUNGLE PRINCE WITH CHICKEN

Ingredients:
1/2 lb. boneless chicken breast
2-6 small red chili peppers
1/2 stalk fresh lemon grass
3 kaffir lime leaves
2 Tbsp. oil
1/2 Cup coconut milk
1/2 Tsp salt
4 Tblsp. fish sauce, based on personal taste
15-20 basil leaves
1 Cup chopped cabbage

Makes 3 - 4 servings

Thinly cut chicken into 2-inch 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 and cook for 5 minutes or until cooked.
Reduce heat to medium-low.
Stir in fish sauce, salt, and basil.
Serve on a bed of chopped cabbage.
Note: For vegetable version, replace chicken with vegis. 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.