1/2 lb. boneless chicken breast or 1/4 cup shredded bamboo shoots
1/2 lb. scallops
3 tbsp. oyster sauce
2 tbsp. oil
3 red chile peppers
3 garlic cloves (chopped)
15 basil leaves
3 kaffir lime leaves
2 cups chopped cabbage (optional)
1/2 cup straw mushrooms

Chop garlic. Cut lime leaves into strips. Chop chile peppers. Thinly slice chicken into 2-inch strips (or, if using scallops, rinse and score diagonally).

Heat oil. Add garlic and lime leaves. Add chicken (or scallops), mushrooms, bamboo shoots, oyster sauce, and red chile peppers; stir fry for five minutes or until chicken (or scallops) is cooked. Mix in basil and serve on a bed of chopped cabbage (if desired).

Serves 4.

Submitted by: RC